Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-11
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Presidents Sympathy for
Poles Is Entreated.
VISITORS FROM ARKANSAS
Next Governor Of the State Among
the Callers.
PROPOSED UTAH MONUMENT
Distinguished Guests of Chief
Executive at Luncheon-Re-
turn From Pine Knot.
UTAH MONUMENT

! President Roosevelt today received a
cali from Ref Father Adalbert Fu-man
CT ST. Casimir's Church. Chicago. VINO
presented TO the President resolutions
| adopted at mass meetings of Poles IN
number Of the large cities of the country
asking that this government take action
| to ameliorate the condition OF the Poles
| living in the Polish provinces or Ger
| many. The resolutions declare that by
recent legislative actments in that
| country Polish laborers are being ex-
| PEELED in large numbers from factories
and other work places: that Poles are
prohibited from building new homes on
their own land. from holding pubic meet
ings from using their native. language,
| and suffer alleged abuses in many other
ways. 1t is declared in the resolutions
| that this government has extended sym
pathy and aid to the Cubans. F1liplnos.
Hebrews at Kishineff Armenians, Irish
and others, and that helping hand
would be very much appreciated. Inc
| President said he would consider the reso-
| buttons.
Senator Davis Opponent.
A notable figure at the gathering of
governors and other distinguished men
| at the White House this week will pe
George w. DOnaghey. democratic nomi-
| nee for governor of Arkansas. and prac-
| tically sure of being governor after the
November election. Arkansas has no
governor at this time. the acting gov
ernor. " 0. Pindall. president of the
state senate. being. in Washington as
part of the escort OF Mr.. Donaghey. who
| called on the President and introduced
those with him, the list including .. &.
Ind wig of Judge lanes
Gould, Pine Bluff; Guy b. Tucker.
state official; DR.. Vernon MacCammon.
H. l.. Ponder H. NJ. Amstead, s. T.
Bowel. and y. O. Pindall.
The President received his visitors with
cordiality, and finding out that Mr..
Ludwig, the secretary of state. was the
| father of eleven children. congratulated
| the Arkansas official and handed him two
| of the prettest roses on his desk to de-
| liver to Mrs. Ludwig.
The southerners We're delighted with the
reception. According to the Arkansas
visitors Gov" Donaghey broke the spell
! that has bound the ma jorty of the people
! to Senator Davis. Until the governor
won in the primaries over the Davis can
ddate for governor no man had stood d
chance of winning an Office. VI Is now
declared that Senator Davis will be FIN
! !shed up soon the opposition can
get good chance at him.
Other Callers.
| Senator Lodge introduced two prominent
| Massachusetts men TO the Presdent-Col.
! s. o. Bigney. Of the delegates AT
| large to Chicago and Taft man, and J.
| J. Mccarthy. surveyor of the port of
Boston.
| Among the many other congressman
| presenting visitors were Senators Flint of
California and Briggs of New Jersey,
| Representatives Mckinley OF illinois.
kustermann OF Wisconsin. Slayden OF
| Texas, Jones of Washington and HauSen
| of Iowa
Col. Dick Piunkett. western m ner. for
mer sheriff and marshal in the bad regions
| of the west. called on the President Today.
being cordially received.
A Utah Monument.
Congress has provided appropra ton
| of 5000, for a monument at Salt Lake
| to Gen Patrick OConnor, and Senator
Smoot of Utah today suggested TO the
President that Cyrus r. Dallin the Utah
sculptor. now living in Boston be given
| the work of making the monument. The
President said he had not ;amiliariZed
himself with the facts, but would do SO
and see what was best 70 be done.
I. J. Dolan, general secretary of the
International Brotherhood of Steam
Shovel and Dredge Men. called on the
Pres dent today and expressed his salts
faction at the defeat Of the item in the
sundry civil bill or the restriction of
wages in Panama. Mr. Doan told the
President that If the reduction had been
made thousands of men would have LETT
the isthmuS.
Luncheon Guests.
| The Presidents guests at luncheon to-
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
Secretary Root. Archbishop Ireland and
r. c. Kerens of ST Louis. Accompanying
the President to the corner stone cers-
| monies of he new building for the Bureau
| o. American Republics were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carnegie, Sec ela:y Root and Secretary
| Loeb.
President Returns
President Roosevelt ;.rcompan!ad by
! Mrs. Roosevelt and John Burroughs, the
naturalist. got back to the White House
! last night shortly after O'Clock from
| their Virginia trip They came from
North Garden on a special train OF two
cars Yesterday morning the party at
| tended services at Christ Episcopal
Church half mile from their country
| home Pine Knot where they took Iunch
con later. Joseph Wilmer being guest.
| At the church. which was reached twenty
minutes before time for worship, the
| President shook hands with every person
present.
| the Virginia woods with John Burroughs.
! What they didn't find out about birds will
| be studied at some other time
| The two private ears of the President
remained al North Garden while he was
a, pine Knot. Heretofore he has ALWAYS
! gone down 10 his Virginia place reg
ular train, to which was attached his pri-
| yate car This time he had two private
! cars which remained sidetracked, one Of
Them being occupied by secret service
ut opt, x,,;,l
| special engine.
Presidential Nominations
The President today sent the following
nominal atoms to the Senate:
War. Corps OF Engneers-Lieutant
colonel TO be colonel Thomas w Sy-
mons: major to he lieutenant colonel
George A linn.
cavalry arm-MajOr TO he lieutenant
colonel Charles w. Taylor. 18th Cavalry:
captain to be major. William w. For
sv,h 9th CavaiIy; first lieutenant to be
capta'n. Beverly A. Read, 9th Cavalry
Eavy-Leutenant commander to be a
commander John Z. Leonard: midshpman
to be an ensign. Edgar q. Oberlin as
sistant surgeon to he n passed assistant
surgeon. David {. Gather; hoatswain to
be a chief boatswain, Patrick Shanahan
THE JOURNEY HoMEWARD.
Greeted by Crowds at Stations Along
the Way.