Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-11
BOUND FOR KENTUCKY
President Roosevelt to Speak
at Lincoln Birthplace.
WILL RETURN SATURDAY
Numerous Callers Received at the
White House.
PROCLAMATION FOR HOLIDAY
Should Congress Pass the Bill To-
morrow Will Be Celebrated as
Lincoln Centenary.
PROCLAMATION FOR HOLIDAY

left Washington at noon today for Hod-
genville. KY. to participate in the exer-
cises commemorating the one hundredth
anniversary Of the birth Of Abraham Lin
coin on a farm three miles from that
place He will arrive at the Kentucky
town at noon tomorrow, and after the
exercises will return directly to Washing
ton. reaching here after noon Saturday.
The special train on the Pennsylvania
railroad consists of three cars two apart
rnent cars and a baggage car. Besides
the President there will be as members
Roosevelt, Secretary Wright. Secretary
Loeb. Surgeon General Rixey, Capt. A.
w Butt, T. H. Netherland of the execu-
tive office force. o. T. Boyd of the Penn
sylvania railroad. representatives Of the
press associations and several White
House servants
The exercises at the Lincoln farm will
consist of Introductory remarks by Gov.
Folk. president OF the Lincoln Farm AS
sociation; laying the corner stone and
dedication of the memorial hall inclosing
the cabin, addresses by President Roose-
welt, Gov. Wilson of Kentucky. Gen.
James G. Wilson and Secretary Wright.
closing with benediction by Bishop Gal
loway OF the NJ. E. Church South.
On the return trip the President will
make a brief stop fourteen miles east of
Louisville at the site of the new colored
school connected with Berea College.
President Not Saving Taft.
The President had busy morn
ing before getting away from the White
House. He received a number of visitors
and took up different matters with them.
Today. as on other days recently, prob
lens were put before the President that
would go over into the Taft adm!nistra-
ton If not settled now. Some of these
problems promise embarr asSment, too, to
the next President. In practically all these
cases the President has informed his
visitors that Mr.. Taft will be abundantly
able to care for himself, and he sees no
necessity of working overtime to settle
matters simply because they may give
the next President some trouble.
Lincoln Day Proclamation.
Representative Kusterman of Wiscon-
sin, who is deeply Interested In getting
through Congress the bill making Lin
coins birthday legal holiday, called
on the President this morning to speak
of the difficulty that may arise in the
absence Of the President should the two
houses of Congress agree today upon a
measure. The President said he would
prepare proclamation to the country,
to be issued Immediately upon informa-
ton being received at the White House
that the bill had gone through Congress.
This will make the day holiday In the
District Of Columbia and the territories.
The President would then sign the bill
upon his return.
California Action Suits President.
President Roosevelt was much pleased
today with the action of the California
legislature yesterday in killing the anti
Japanese bills, and in talking on the
subject with Representative Englebright
of that state he said he now hoped the
agitation on the coast was over for long
time The President felt satisfied yester-
day that the legislature would act as it
did, having received kilograms indicating
what the result would be. Representative
Englebright called on the President with
Hermann Schussler, consulting engineer
of the San Francisco waterworks.
President Didn't Veto Bill.
Representative Richardson of Ala
bama got to the White House in time
today to prevent the President from
vetoing a small bill for the relief of
an Alabama man. Mr.. Richardson
changed the Presidents mind and the
bill was signed. In 1883. during the
yellow fever epidemic in the south. the
railroads refused to transmit mails un-
less they were fumigated. The Post
Office Department had no appropriation
to have this done, but In some places
the poStmaSterS undertook to bear the
expense themselves. relying upon REIN
bursement later. l. B. Wyatt, post
ma ter at New Decatur. Ala. was one
OF these. He spent $135 out of his own
pocket to get his mails out For nine
years Mr.. Richardson has been strug-
Cling to get bill through Congress
granting relief. He had it passed in
the House tnree times Then he got IL
through 10Th houses, but the President
sent him word to come and explain 1t or
it would be vetoed. Mr. richardson
did explain it and the President yield
ed. Mr.. Wyatt will now get his $I3J
Statehood Bill Will Be Passed.
Representative Watson. republican whip
Of the House. told President Roosevelt
today that the statehood bill admitting
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood will
be passed in the House next Monday
under suspension of the rules. This will
make it necessary. Mr.. Watson said, for
1t stands. The information from the Sen
ate end is that the bill cannot be put
through that body within two weeks.
Other Callers.
A. Fonville, an engineer from Paris,
who has been In this country investigat-
ing southern coal mines. was introduced
to the President by Representative Olcott
Of New York, and the President talked
with his visitor in French
Ex-senator Frank Hiscock OF New
York, accompanied by Gen. Anson Nc
Cook of that state, called on the Presi-
dent today. Both men are on their way
south for recuperation.
Committee for Recount Petition.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, February 1.-THE
house adopted a resolution directing ap-