Evening star., 1909-06-14
PR0SA|C WHITE HOUSE
RooseveItian News Activities
Have Gone Into Retirement.
NO EXCITEMENT ANY MORE
Taft Goes on Even Tenor of His
Way and Reads Constitution.
NEVER STIRS UP ANIMALS
NEVER STIRS UP ANIMALS
Opposition to Parcels Post From
Friends of Country Store Voiced
by Delegation.

It's getting to be hard pickinGs in a
news way at the White House.
Not a single man has been put in the
Ananias club since March T.
No advice has been given on the sub
ject Of the proposed number of children
in well-resulated families
4 ndesrahie citizens roam at large
without fear.
Controversies with nature fakrs are
ia booed.
No senator's have been denounced BY
name Of late.
No new commissions have been created.
The Constitution IS often referred 10 as
the law Of the land
Chief Wilkie has not been asked to re-
port the names Of congressman not in
harmony with the secret service.
M pueilists or wrestlars have had
rounds with the executive.
+. H Hartman has sailed for Europe
with peace in his soul.
Bears down in the Mississippi swamps
and in the Colorado mountains are get
ting sassy.
Jim Tawney visits the White House.
'.Ben" Tillnan pokes his nose in there
whenever he pleases.
Congress waits for the message that
never comes.
To cap all, President Taft today turned
down an invitation to play with a lion on
exhibition in animal show.
But for oratoriCaI wars between La Fol
lette. Beveridge and Doliyer on one side
opposed to Aldrich and PenroSe, there
would he nothing on the political map.
The halls of Congress would be turned
over to fellows seeking twice as much
protection as they have had under the
Dlnsley law. except for this.
Senator DolIiver was at the White
House today talking over the situation
in the Senate with the President.
Opposed to Parcels Post.
The first organized effort to defeat a
tration has been put forward at the
White House. \ committee from the
National Retail Hardware Association
WAS introduced 10 the President today
by Senator polliver and Representative
TaWn"y
This committee laid before the Presi-
dent the opposition Of this association
to parcel post. This action is to be
followed between this time and next
winter by like procedure on the part OF
many other retail associations.
All Will ask the President to refrain
from recommending a parcels post in
his annual message to Congress
They base their opposition on the allie
CATION that 4 parcels post would almost
wipe out the country merchant all
over the United States and give his
business to the big catalogue houses
il Chicago. New York and elsewhere
houses that sell to customers by cata-
logue.
These houses have already done great
harm to the country retailers. it is as
serted They are doing all they can 10
bring about postal parcels law.
Will Stop in Arizona.
Delegate Cameron of New Mexico in
troduced to the President \. j. Chandler,
one Of the irrigation experts of Arizona.
Mr.. Chandler asked the President to be
sure TO stop in Arizona when he goes
west, especially III Phoenix and Tucson.
The President said that he would not skip
Arizona and much desired TO stop there.
James Speyer, the New York banker,
was among the callers at tile White
House tGday. Representative Hum
phleys Of Washington called to request
the presence Of the war vessels on the