Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-04
WANT SITE CHANGED M'CABE UNDER FIRE
Opposed to Lincoln Memorial Cross Examined by Counsel
Being in Potomac Park. for Chief Chemist Wiley.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT TELLS ABOUT RULE 14O
and W. F. GUIDE Visit Mr.. Taft. ing Pure Food Law
SUGGEST GREAT HIGHWAY CHEMISTS POWER CURTAILED
Disagreement in
to the Preside
Opposed to Lincoln Memorial
Being in Potomac Park.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT
Representatives Borland and Lewis
and w. F. GUIDE Visit Mr.. Taft.
SUGGEST GREAT HIGHWAY
Road From Here to Gettysburg, Pa,
Considered Good Plan-Invita-
tions to the President.

Representatives Borland and Lewis, ac-
companied by w. F. Guide president Of
the Chamber of Commerce Of this city.
conferred with President Taft today
about the $1,000, 900 memorial to Abraham
Lincoln, which it has been decided shall
be placed in Potomac Park. The two
representatives called the attention OF the
President to bills introduced in Congress
providing that this memorial shall take
the form of a great highway between this
city and Gettysburg, Pa, where Lincoln
made the most notable speech of his
career
The President told his visitors that, al
though the Potomac Park monument was
virtually decided upon, he would be glad
to have the two representatives and others
favoring a memorial highway lay their
views before the Lincoln commission and
the fine arts commission at the final
meeting of those bodies at the White
House next Tuesday afternoon at ?
O'Clock Opportunity would be given
them to present their views and these
would be considered by the two bodies.
Representative Borland intimated tha'
the final decision as to the memorial rest
ed with Congress, and when that oody
gets hold of it tie Potomac Park PROPOSE
ton may have to give way to highway
or great bridge.
Invited to Kansas City.
Insurgent senators may not call at the
White House very often. but they ire
ouently write the President. making re-
quests. Senator Bristow has written
President Taft. asking him 90 stop at
Kansas City, Kan, WREN he goes west
this fall and pointing out that the people
there and in other parts Of Kansas VIII
be glad to greet the President. Inc
President will try to accept the invita-
ton if his itinerary can be arranged "
do so. -,
Texas have ioined in asking President
Taft TO visit Houston November ~ TO lie,
cemher 3. when the Southern Educauona
| Association meets in that city. IN
President has answered that the GATE
| too near the assembling or Cohel ~ ~
! him to CO. but that ne nopss " oe -
| Houston earlier in the fall.
The president is unable to say whethel
he can go to Chicago the last week ~
September, when the American Mniiii'
| Congress meets in that city:
Mayor A. P Clayton OF st. Joseph
Mo writes the President that ne mus
not leave St. Joe out of his itinera,s
this fall. Kalamazoo. Mich. viii prop
abIv be included in this itinerary an.
when there the President will lay tht
corner stone of the Y NJ. c. A. building
Will Lay Corner Stone.
An invitation to lay the corner stone
of the Lincoln Memorial University Meo
ical School at Knoxville. Tenn. vas &C
cepted by the President this morning
| He will participate in this ceremony "nii'
| in Tennessee on his September trip
Jchn Barrett director Of the Bureau CT
American Republics, has been designate
| by the President to represent the govern
msnt at the opening of the Astoria, ore.
centennial exposition August 10. Mr.
| Barrett is already on the Pacific coast
where he opened the San Diego EXPOSE
| ton. ~,
An invitation has been received by the
| President to pay a visit to the home o.
| former Gov. johnson of Maryland TN:
| old mansion is located one mile nortf
| of Frederick City, Nd. an hours auto
! mobile ride from Washington. Inc Fresi
| dent will probably make this trip.