Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
Want Pictures of Secretary
Taft in Motion.
POST OFFICE REGULATION
Regarding Height of Employees in
That Department.
MONUMENT TO HARRISON
One to Be Dedicated in Indianapolis
in May and President to Be
Invited to Attend.

The biggest maker in the United States
OF films for the moving picture theaters or
the country has come TO Washington 10
get photographs of Secretary Taft in mo-
ton. Whether he will succeed he doesn't
know, as he hasn't been able TO see the
head of the War Department. \ repre-
sentative of the firm. +. ]. Marion, called
at the White House today with Repre-
sentative Bennett of New York to pay his
respects. He interested the President
very much when lie said that his firm
recently sent out to customers state
ment of its intention to supply films OF
the republican presidential candidates. To
the great surprise of the concern there
was little demand for any other man than
Secretary Taft. this being true Of the
Bowery nickel odeums, as well OF
others throughout the country. There
are now 9,00o of these nickel theaters in
the United States" said Mr.. Marion, and
500 of them are in New York. They
average 800 visitors each in day, making
an average daily attendance OF 1,oO0.Cop
people. When We ascertaiped that the de-
mand for Taft films was so great We de-
cided TO attempt to get pictures OF the
Secretary of War as quickly as possible
Curious Post Office Regulation.
According to Representative Ovcrstreet,
chairman of the House committee on post
office and post roads. there is ridiculous
regulation in the Post Office Department
which he thinks ought to be annulled by
the President, to whose attention he called
it today. Mr.. Overstreet says there is
provision that postal employees must be >
feet inches high, and when men or wom-
en- do not come up to that regulation they
are put out of business or not employed.
The President said he had never heard of
such a regulation and could not defend Il
IL 1t existed. He would call the attention
of the Postmaster General to the matter,
he said, and obtain a report.
Monument to President Harrison.
President Roosevelt is shortly to be in
vited to attend the dedication of a monu-
ment to President Harrison in Indianapo-
lis. The bronze monument to the In
diana statesman will be ready for dedica-
ton about May 10. and Indiana people
propose to have great occasion. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to keep dates
open for that time.
Speaker for Manufacturers.
Representative Calder of Brooklyn CALI
ed on the President today with James I.
Hole. secretary of the Manufacturers
Association of New York. The associa-
ton is composed of 500 or 600 manufac-
banquet will be held at the Union League
Club January 80, and it is desired to have
prominent administration man, prefer
ably a cabinet officer. make the principal
address. Secretary Taft has an engage
ment for that date. and il is probable Sec
tary Root, Secretary Straus or Post
master General Meyer will be prevailed
upon to accept an invitation. 1t is stated
that members of the association desire
some influential man to address the coun-
try, through them. along lines that will
aid in restoring confidence and sharply
marking the difference between the real
business interests of the country and the
speculative interests, as represented III
Wall street. Such a speech. it is said,
will do much good at the present time.
Also for Interstate Club.
Another invitation extended the Presi-
dent was by some of the officers of the
Interstate Club. non-partisan, non-po-
litical organization which has a game
preserve OF about 10000 acres near Chat
tanooga. This club is to have a banquet
soon. and the President was desired.
Senator johnson of Alabama introduced
the visitors.
The President had a good many con-
gressional callers. Senator Crane of Mas
sachusetts spent some time with him.
Senator Hansbrough introduced soma
friends Senators Overman. Foster, C,app.
Long, Richardson of Delaware. Brown OF
Nebraska, Representatives Idylle. Idl-
zell, Rodenberg. Bradley. Sherman, Town
send, Nye, Holiday. Lanning and Foster
were among the visitors.
Eli Smith Going Back to Alaska.
Eli Smith. pioneer mail carrier in
Alaska and long distance traveller by dog
sledge. made second visit to the White
House this morning. He was here last
spring, on his way to the jamestown ex
position, where he spent the summer and
fall, exhibiting the team of wolf dogs
with which he travelled from Alaska in
record time. Smith said he wanted to bid
Secretary Loeb goodbye and shake hands
House with whom he became acquainted
when. he passed through Washington in
the spring.
While he was in the White House his
team of dogs. hitched to sled mounted
on wheels. waited outside. where they
attracted a lot of interest from passers-
by.
My dogs stood the summer weather in
good shape, said Smith. They got used
to the warm weather in coming across
the continent and they didn't suffer at all,
although they are more at home in
blizzard than they are in such weather as
you have down in this neck of the woods.
! am going to visit some friends in the
east until early In March. Then | shall
ship the dogs to the coast and go by rail
myself to Seattle. | plan to take the
dogs into Alaska and get into the in
terror before the winter trail breaks up.
I'm going to carry the mail again and
shall do some mining. My partner has
been taking care of the mail route while
I've been gone"