Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-12
President to Ride About Ad-
miraI Rixey Country Place.
I'm NEED OF RELAXATION
Troubles With Congress Have Inter
fered With Physical Training.
NEW ENVOY TO BE PRESENTED
Turkish Ambassador to Present
Credentials Thursday-Navy Re-
form Commission to Be Named.

President Roosevelt will pass tomor-
row in the country. He will receive no
visitors during the day, and expects to
enjoy himself In horseback riding in the
vicinity of the country place Of Admiral
Rixey, surgeon general Of the navy,
whose farm, just across from Washing
ton, in Virginia, he often visits.
During the Christmas holidays ne went
to the farm and tried out number of
guns he will use in his African expedi-
ton.
The President has been so busy with
his fights with Congress that he has
not had the usual amount Of outdoor
exercise. The tennis grounds in the rear
of the White House have been too soft
and .mushy for play. The only recrea-
ton has been horseback riding or walk
ing.
No Threat of Veto.
1t is emphatically denied at the White
House that the President contemplates a
veto of the sundry civil appropriation bill
il 1t fails to contain provisions suitable
to him as to the secret service. The
President. 1t Is stated today, has given
absolutely no consideration to the sub
ject and will not do SO until the sundry
civil bill is up for passage or before him
for signature
There Is little doubt, Il is understood,
that the President will seek the enact
ment Of some Of his views as to secret
service provisions. But his course in the
White House has been one of compromise
with Congress, wherein ne got some Of
the things he wanted and Congress had
Its way as to some.
There is a widespread belief that the
President and Congress will seriously
clash yet over legislative work. and that
the President. II he exercises his veto
power with any freedom, will probabl
experience for the first time having d
measure passed over hts veto. Congress
is represented as In mood for fight with
the President, and there will certainly be
opportunities for a conflict.
Congressional Visitors.
Prior to the cabinet meeting today
there were four congressional visitors to
the President. They were Senators Gull
lom and Borah and Representatives Small
Of North Carolina and Martin Of South
Dakota. Representative Vreeland called
during the cabinet meeting, but conferred
with Secretary Loeb.
Hussein KAHN Bey, the new Turkish
dinDdSSduOT, Will De formally presented
10 the President at the White House
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. Ar
rangements to that end were made at a
conference between the ambassador and
Secretary Root at the State Department
yesterday afternoon.
New York, who has been in charge of the
Turkish legation in this city since the
sudden departure of the Turkish minister,
Mehmed All Bey. last fall. has closed up
the legation Office and gone back to New
York. The new ambassador has not yet
procured quarters for the embassy.
To Reorganize the Navy.
President Roosevelt will announce with
in the next few days the commission he
has been long considering for the reor-
ganization of the navy. The commission
will gather the first time at the White
House and will be addressed by the Pres
ident. who will set forth what he thinks
should be accomplished by that body for
the betterment of the navy.
The President hopes for a comprehensive
plan from the commission for presentation
to Congress. although the body is not like
ly to complete it's work before the end of
the term of the present executive.
The President had hoped that Secre-
tary Root would act as chairman of the
commission Mr.. Root could not give his
tire from the State Department and de-
sires a short rest before entering upon
his duties in the United States Senate to
which he will shortly be elected as sue
cessor to Senator Plat.
Among those mentioned as probable
members Of the commission are former
Secretaries of the Navy Paul Morton, now
Of New York. and Justice Moody of the
Supreme Court bench The navy is to
be represented, it is said. by Rear Ad-
mirals S. B. Luce, Robley d. Evans, w.
5 Cowles and William Folger, together
with Capt. Mahan.