Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-19
President May So Evade Big
Self Constituted Escort.
OLD HUNT BOOK GIVEN HIM
December Salaries Paid Today tt
Employees of Congress.
OTHER LOCAL BILLS SIGNED
Senator Depew Pays Respects.
Wheeler Not Expecting Cabinet
Job-Mr. Parsons Calls

Another book on adventures and hunt
ing in Africa was presented to the Presi-
dent today.
He has quite library of these docu-
ments on hand. When he finally gets
into the dark continent he will be well
posted if book Information is competent.
The book was written by John Mayo,
an American. and published in London in
1854. 1t was brought from Chicago for
the President by Julius Frankel. who was
introduced to the executive by Repre-
sentative Mann of that city.
A small regiment of newspaper and
magazine writer's and photographers are
trying to find out the vessel President
Roosevelt will sail in from this country
during the last days of March. The gen
eral expectation has been that he would
take vessel to Naples and sail from
there along in April. for Mombasa. British
East Africa. where he will arrive the
last of April.
Naples is the point from which many
of the best steamers depart for African
ports. The schedules of all vessels going
out of New York for Naples and from
Naples to Mombasa have been carefully
looked up and passage booked in various
ones with the hope of having the Presi-
dent as company.
The President is anxious to avoid this
large and imposing escort. There is a
suggestion, borne out by some incidents
OF the past few days. that he may dodge
all his pursuers and go to East Africa
on private yacht
The Corsair, the fine steam yacht owned
by J. p. Morgan. has been mentioned in
this connection. George W. Perkins OF
the firm of j. T. Morgan & Co. has visited
the President twice in the last week.
One time he saw the President with
Senator Beveridge.
On private yacht the President would
be undfsturbed by too much unlimited
company The race would then be one
of getting to Mombasa at the same time
as the President and making arrange
ments to follow him into the interior
Laws of Local Interest.
Local bills Of interest signed by the
President today were:
To pay employees of the House and Sen
ate their December salaries today.
To change the name of Y street from
Florida avenue to 10th street northwest
to California street
Amending the act providing for the eX-
tension Of New Hampshire avenue
The act to amend section 43l of the
Code of Laws Of the District.
Wheeler and the Cabinet.
William r. Wheeler. assistant secretary
Of commerce and labor. does not enter
tain notion that he will be member of
the Taft cabinet. When the subject was
preached to him at the White House to-
day he said
Yes. notice that loyal and well-mean-
ing friends mention me for cabinet
place. 1T must be remembered that Mr..
Taft is the man WHO settles that sort of
thing.
And. besides, have a strong hope that
secretary Straus will remain at the head
Oh the department. He has made an ex-
cellent Secretary, a painstaking and yalu-
able public servant. His two years of ex
perlence will be. worth much to the in
coming administration.
Gov. kibbey of Arizona nominated nv
the president for another term as gov
ernor. called on the President TODAY ia
thank MIN for the appointment Gov
Abbey and Gov. Curry of New Mexico.
VINO has also been in Washington, will re-
turn here after the Christmas HOLIDAYS to
work for statehood for the two territories
Alfred Noble. the New York engineer
who knows much about the work on
the Panama canal. and said to be going
there in January with William II. Taft to
investigate some phases of the work was
with President Roosevelt today He would
not discuss his visit.
Depew and Roosevelt.
Il am leaving for New York today, and
/ just went in to bid the President a