Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24
President Taft Suffering From
Attack of Pink Eye.
VISITING LIST RESTRICTED
Alaskan Matters Discussed at White
House and Interior Department.
Customs Collectorship at Evansville.
Senators and Representatives
Among Presidents Callers.

President Taft is suffering from in
fiammation of the eyes-"pink eye.
In common parlance-and DR.. Delaney
the White House physician. insists
that the President shall refrain from
as much work as possible until he Is
better. Because of the doctors insist
ence not SO many visitors were re-
ceived today and the President took
things rather easy.
Just where the President contracted
pink eye" he does not know, but
thinks he probably got it somewhere
down south. 1t began troubling him
several days ago. and yesterday and
today he was compelled to wear col
ored glasses over the regular work
glasses he uses. The left eye Is but
little affected by the trouble. but the
right eye is severely infiamed and
swollen, and 1t is likely to be several
days before the President will be able
to use 1t with anything like his usual
freedom.
Charley Taft. the Presidents younges
son, had "pinkeye' some months agt
and remained at the White House. away
from his school work, until he recovered
Visitors at White House.
The Presidents visitors during the da,
included Francis B. Loomis, former
assistant secretary Of state: Huntington
Wilson. acting secretary Of state: sena
tors Borah, Dixon and Cullom; Repre-
sentative Crumpacker of Indiana, Jane:
]. Hin Of Minneapolis. Count Leo Toll
stoi, jr., of Russia; Gov. Walter E. CLARK
the Canadian navy, with Capt. c. F
Lowerby, naval attache Of the British
embassy, and Commander Roper of the
English royal navy.
Associate Justice Lurton OF the supreme
Court Bishop Harding and j. Townsend
Russell, q committee of arrangements fol
the twenty-ninth annual church congress
Of the Episcopal Church, secured from
President Taft today a promise to attend
the opening ceremonies OF this important
gathering and to receive the delegates
during the sessions. 1t has been twenty
years since this congress met in Wash
ington. 1t is composed OF representative
laymen and clergy, and the discussions
constitute an open forum for those in at
tendance. The congress will assemble In
st. Johns Church April 25, and the later
sessions. running through and including
April %, will be held in Continental Hall
Alaskan Affairs Considered.
Gov. Clark of Alaska has come to
Washington to take up Alaskan matters
with the President and the Interior De-
partment. He told the President today
that the Alaska people were greatly dis
appointed over the failure Of the last
Congress to pass what Is known as the
leasing bill, and said that real develop.
ment in Alaska would be restricted until
the people could get use OF the splendid
coal fields that have so long been TIED up
1--WE must have cheaper fuei' SAID the
governor, a former Washington news
paper man. .'Of course the territory mus,
be protected from exploitation, but al
the same time something should be done
to let us have the use OF our own coal.
Col Frank Posey is collector OF Gus
toms at Evansville, Ind, where the
salary, $4,000 a year. exceeds the col
lections of the office. 1t is one of those
fat jobs that politics has created ant
failed to wipe off the map. Col. Posey':
term Is out. and Indianians are looking
out for friends who are after the posi-
ton. Representative Crumpacker to-
day introduced to the President Judge
Philip G. Gowd and o. r. Lahring OF
Evansville. They came to tell the
President that Frederick Ossenbere
should be appointed collector. essen
berg has the backing Of the republican
district and county committees The
place promises to be fought over with
the same avidity and earnestness thai
is characterizing the fight in that state
for marshal.
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