Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-22
FOR SUMMER HOME
President Taft Overwhelmed
With Offers.
ISLAND rendered TO HIM
Going to New York to Witness Dedi
cation of Library.
INVITATIONS TO EXECUTIVE
Incoming and the Retiring Secretary
of War Call-Panama's Am
bassador to Coronation.


gested. several weeks ago. that the Presi-
dent spend his summer vacation In the
middle west. preferably near Lake Mime
tonka. Mimi. Mr.. Taft has been over
whelmed with offers from persons IN
various parts of the country desirous Of
giving him suitable site for the sum
mer White House.
President Taft received letter today
from a man who owns some OF the Thou
sand Islands In the ST. Lawrence river.
and who is anxious to give the President
any one of them that he may select. He
writes that all that is necessary to close
the deal is to have the government erect
the presidential residence. The President
declined the offer.
Representative Austin and delega-
tion Of Tennesseeans also came for
ward today with a request that the
President spend his summer i'm the
south. They offered him a home on
Bald Knob. in the heart Of the Smoky
mountains They told him that a
twenty five thousand dollar mansion.
located on a model turnpike leading to
Knoxville, is a his disposal.
In response Mr.. Taft said he was
impressed with the beauty of the re-
gion about Knoxville. but that he could
not give them definite reply at this
time.
In the meantime Maj Archibald
Butt has been at Beverly. Mass, getting
the Peabody cottage in readiness for the
Presidents family.
President Going to New York.
The President. accompanied by Secre-
tary Hilles and Maj. Archibald Butt. will
leave Washington tomorrow morning at
o clock for New York, where he will
attend the dedication exercises of the
new public library at 42d street and 5tn
avenue tomorrow afternoon.
In the evening he will go TO dinner at
the home OF J. A. W. Cadwalader. for
mer law partner Of Attorney General
leave New York late at night and arrive
here early Wednesday morning.
Senator Smith of South Carolina called
to confer about the judgeship in his
state, but Mr.. Taft Informed him that
he would announce a successor to Judge
William III. Brawley Wednesday after his
return from New York. Whether he will
appoint a democrat or republican Is
not known.
Invitations for the President
Accompanied by Representative Greene
OF Massachusetts and Senator Lodge. OH.
YER s. Hawes went to the executive
offices this morning and invited Mr.. Taft
to attend the celebration to be held at
New Bedford. Mass. the third week in
June in honor of the centennial anniver
sary of the cotton industry.
The President today accepted the in
vitation to assist at the military mass to
be held on the Monument lot next Sun
day morning at II o'clock. The mass
will be celebrated by Cardinal Gibbons.
Rev. Father Eugene Del. Mcdonnell OF
ST. Aloysius Church will preach the ser
mon.
Judge H. F. Burkett of Findlay. Ohio,
chairman OF the executive committee Of
the Ohio State Bar Association. invited
President Taft to attend the annual meet
ing of that body at Cedar Point. Ohio,
have the President make an address on
that occasion. He will announce his de-
cision later.
Incoming and Outgoing Call.
Before going to the War Department to
be sworn in as Secretary of War. Henry
L. Stimson called at the White House
and paid his respects to Mr.. Taft. Sena-
tor Root and Representative john Dwight
called while he was In the executive
offices and they accompanied him to the
War Department.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson called
at the White House this afternoon and
bade the President farewell. Mr.. Dtckin-
son will leave for his home in Tennessee
within few days.
Transcontinental Highway.
II want to see 10th street in Washing
ton extended from the Pacific to the At
lantic.' said Thomas G. Norris, president
OF the Arizona Good Roads Association,
who called on President Taft in COM
pany with Delegate Cameron of Arizona
today.
Mr.. Norris Is urging a transcontinental
highway, and he said after his confer
ence that Mr. Taft is also interested in
the project. Mr.. Norris said his plan pro-
road is to run shall pay the cost of the
highway within Its limits.
Other White House Callers.
Ramon Arias-Feraud. jr. special am
bassador from Panama to the corona
tom OF King George in London, called
on the President today.
Among those who introduced constitu-
ents to the President this morning were
Senators Bailey OF Texas. Smith of
Michigan and Shively Of Indiana. and
Representatives Crumpacker of Indiana,
O'Shaughnessy Of Rhode Island, Reilly of
Connecticut and Mclaughlin OF Michigan
Frank 8. Streeter of New Hampshire,
member OF the boundary commission
who is to attend a meeting of that board,
called at the Presidents Offices to pay
his respects.
To discuss the general political situation
William Hayward OF Nebraska. secretary
of the republican national committee,
called on resident Taft this afternoon
and remained in conference for more
than an hour.
Mrs. George E. Pickett. widow of Gen
Pickett, who led the famous charge of
the Confederate troops on the third day
OF the battle of Gettysburg, was intro
duced to the President by Representative
Campbell of Kansas today. Mrs. Pickett
was in mourning for her son. Maj. George
f. Pickett. who died on a transport while
on his way 20 this country from the
Philippines several weeks ago.
Shoots Self While Dreaming.
NEW YORK. May 22.-The danger of