Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-30
PRESIDENT RUNS AWAY
Had Other Things to Do Besides
Saying "How de Do"
RECEPTIONS ARE CALLED OFF
Chief Deputy Marshals Likely to Be
Exempted From Civil Service.
Mr.. Stone Exonerated

Ff0sf0ent Tart nad funny experience
today
Washington has been crowded all week
with. Easter excufsionists. mostly school
children and teachers from New England.
On request Of the Maine and Vermont
congressional delegations the President
aE-eedAto receive 800 visitors from those
states this morning
He began the process just before IL
O'Clock. At that time the line extended
way out into Pennsylvania avenue, re-
sembling New Year crowd strung out
along that thcroughfare.
The President kept at the job for forty
minutes. Then he began TO get uneasy.
The 800 he had contracted to jolly had,
like the biblical loaves and fishes, multi
piled into 2.o0O CIR more.
The President asked the attendants
how many more were outside.
Two or three hundred more said one.
The President shook his head.
= 81 cannot see them ALL" he said. Il
have pressing engagements that are now
long overdue"
The tail end of the crowd was turned
hack, much to >the disappointment OF all
Secretary Carpenters experience in con-
nectlon with the event has caused him
TO cancel several engagements OF the
same kind for tomorrow and Friday. that
the President may have time to give to
the public business and to see those en-
titled to his time.
The President himself Is always pleased
country. but knows how much time he
can give to this. When the number OF
those to be received mult!ples two or
three times he Is forced to buck.
The President had a busy day all along
the Inc. lie conferred with several dele
cations and al noon went.to the wedding
OF the daughter of an intimate friend.
Returning TO his desk in a few minutes
Re continued his conferences and signed
q pile of papec
Exemption of Marshals.
Tie President lad the three civil serv-
t,e commissioners in To see him.. to Sc
s.itc a renort fi-cm thsm ass TO e&emp-
lca o. ctisf ds3,ta* marshals from clas-
SIZED service. 1t has been represented
- The Presicent that these positions
fncu Il hes taken out of the classified
terv.ce. as their, duties are confidential
- t-e United States marshals. as they
aide money for which the marshals are
tesoC nsiLle and act as disbursing officers.
TIE President directed the Commits
tioneis to maze a report TO him. 1t is
proLan ole that he will issue an executive
order CT exemption permitting the places
10 be flied outside the civil service.
The President has been in office over
year and has issued fewer orders affect
lag the civil service than any other exe-
cutive. He is especially opposed to spe-
eia1 orders relating to individuals. and
bas. point blank declined to classify
VARIOUS individuals for whom appeals
ave been made to him from quarters in
fuential or otherwise.
Collector Stone All Right.
President Taft has notified the Senate
committee on commerce that he has found
that the charges against William F.
stone, collector OF tie port of Baltimore.
are not sustained by evidence presented
to HIM, and that the nomination sent in
BY him several weeks ago is to remain
before the committee.
The men who have been opposing Col.
Stone announce they viii cary the fight
10 the Senate Tue information from
there is that the collector WILL be con-
frmed wit hcut much delay.
The President has been spending hours
personally invest eating charges agairs.
nominations maze by him, his course
being TO have the nominations held until
he cCu d see the persons making the c5m-
plants. He has been advised that, where
he has taken proI e.. care in advance, as
he invariably does, he can s1ve himself
much time by allowing the Senate COM
mi tees to investigate charges.
In standing by Collector Stone there Is
an interesting p litical story. The Mary
land republican leader Tough, hard the
nomination CT Mr.. Taft AT Chicago, and
VAS one of the men crushed by the Hitch
cock steam roller. In spite of his course
there the President and Postmaster Cen
eral have both stood by him in the face
Of Q bitter attack from enemies.