Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
ST. LOUIS P0sTMAsTERsHlP
Frank Wyman Nominated for An.
other Term.
STILL WORKING FOR FoUR
Will Work in the Senate for. That
Number Of Battleships in
Naval Bill

foot ball and other athletic sports with
members of the Princeton base baii
team introduced to him today by Repre-
sentative Wood of New Jersey. Accord
ing to members OF the team the Presi-
dent sharply criticised the athletic policy
Of his old alma mater. Harvard. Athletics
there are being put TO the rear. and the
President believes. according to his Wis
itors. that this policy will not help the In
stitution. In that respect the President
and President Eliot OF the college are At
odds. The President said that some one
wrote him from the college asking his
advice about the college situation. He
advised that more games be won by the
teams of the institution.
The President told the Princeton play
ers that all the boys of his family take
part I'm healthy and vigorous games. Theo-
ball experts. but the President said he
had one base ball player in the family.
Quentin. who Is nearly twelve years old.
The President said he watched Quentin
In a game on the White House grounds
Saturday and saw him make a tumble.
The President laughinely said that II
Quentin should continue TO prefer base
ball to foot ball he supposed he would
have to send him TO Princeton TO lea m
the game. Theodore, jr., was a member Of
winter.
st. Louis Postmaster Nominated.
The President today sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Frank wyman TO be-
postmaster at st. Louis. doing SO against
the protest OF the three republican repre-
sentatives from that city. Mr.. Wyman
has been postmaster there for four years
and when the time came for his renomin.
alton big fight was made by the repub-
liican organization, the claim being made
that Mr.. Wyman discriminated against
republican employees In favor OF demo-
Gratis. The case has been hanging fire
four or five months. the fight at one time
becoming quite bitter. The President
came to the conclusion that the services
Of Mr.. Wyman warranted another term.
Postmaster Wyman L. a brother Of DR..
Walter Wyman. head OF the marine hos
pital service in this city. -
Fletcher Dobyns: assistant United
to the White House today. He prose-
cuted John r. Walsh, the Chicago banker
recently convicted of violating the bank.
ing laws OF the country and wrecking sew
eral banks. The President Congratulated
Mr.. Dobyns on his work in that case.
Still Working for Four Battleships.
While 1t is not likely that the President
will send another message to Congress At
this session in advocacy Of four battle
ships. his friends say that he has not
given up the Tight and will not do 20.
despite the attitude Of Senator Han that
1t is possible only one bat<lsship -wulybs
provided. Before the Senate gets down
to consideration Of the bilr paused by the
House the President WIN have oppor-
tunity to sound a number Of senator's
and find out just how the lines are drawn.
In the past the President has had
pretty fair following Of democratic sena.
tors on all important measures. Some or
the men known az White HOUSE demo-
Gratis stand by him on all possible occa-
sions. and as the battleship proposition
is not considered Q party one he may ex-
pect considerable support from that
party. Just how much support he can get
from his own party will remain to %
SEEN II the reports received by the
President go to snow that he has .
chance OF securing four ships in the SEN
ate IL is certain that he will put all pos
sible agencies to work to carry his point.
The Currency Problem.
Representative Hill of Connecticut. who
told the President several weeks ago that
the currency problem. SO far as this Con-
gress u concerned. would be settled by
legislation providing commission to
study and report to the next Congress.
reiterated his prediction. He said that
the House IL In such tangle over the
various bills that the members would be
glad to put the question on until another
session. my opinion is that this would
be, by long odds. the best solution OF the
difficulty" said Mr.. Hill
The four members of commission APP
pointed by Gov. Stuart Of Pennsylvania
to select a site for q monument to Penn
sylvania troops on the battlefield OF Cold
Harbor. were received by President
Roosevelt today. They are on their way
&C., an <.na -
of Capt. p. F. Hodge of Swissvale. Capt.
Josiah Hessing Of Bedford county. p. ID.
Brtcker of Jersey Shore and w. III. Lef-
fingwell OF Bedford county.
Emerson Hough. the writer: A. A: An
derson of New York. president Of the
Campfire Club of America. and DR.. c.
Hart Merriam talked to the President toe
day about game preserves In Alaska.
Another Tree to Be Planted.
The descendant OF famous tree 10
soon to be planted in the White House
grounds. and there will be an inferna-
tionaI interest in the planting. Ethan Al
len Hitchcock. formerly Secretary OF inc
Interior, and in the early years OF Pres
ident McKinley's administration amoas-
sador to Russia called on the President
this morning to pay his respects: he mas
been tarpon fishing I'm Texas. and he look
ed the picture OF sood nea"n h as nv nv
four wears ago Mr.. Hitchcock planted In
I he White House grounds a young oak
tree which was raised from an acorn
brought from the Peterhof Gardens,
where one of the royal palaces Is To-
cated in St Petersburg. The acorns came
from q large tree which grew from an
acorn carried TO St. Petersburg by
brother of Charles Sumner some time IN
the fifties, and We're from the famous
oak near the tomb OF Washington at
Mount Vernon.
When Mr.. Hitchcock was ambassador
TO Russia he procured q number OF acorns
from the tree In the palace grounds and
took them to his home In ST. Louis. SIX
"a piinRs were grown. and II was one or
these that was planted In the write
House grounds, but that tree died MI
Hitchcock has two OF the trees in vigor-
Gus growing condition on his country
place New Hampshire. ana ne saio ms
morning that he would send one or these
to Washington for planting on the east
terrace of the White House grounds. This
grandson Of the famous washington oak.
hut which is, SO to speak. OF Russian
birth. is a fine specimen about ten feet
hish- The grounds around the east ter
ace do not seem to be friendly to young
trees. as two planted there by President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at different times have
lied The conjecture is that the net work
Of gas and other pipes running into the
White House from this direction may
nave something to do with the trouble.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm yesterday: