Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-29
Presidents Friends Expect
Committee to Report Bill
Satisfactory to Him.
CHAIRMAN OWEN CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT WILSON
Representative Ben Johnson Tells
Chief Executive Californians
Admire Him.

President Wilson's first visitor today
was Chairman Owen OF the Senate
banking and currency committee. He
called and spent some time with the
President in the private part of the
White House. Those who supposedly
speak for the President put forth the
claim during the day that the Senate
committee will report bill shortly
and that it will be near enough satis-
factory to the administration to war
rant. the more complete results that
will follow conference OF the two
houses.
Representative Ben Johnson of hen-
lucky, who has just returned from Cal
ifornia aud other parts of the west
having gone to the Balboa day celebration
at San Diego as representative OF the
President. communicated cheering news
to Mr.. Wilson today. Il told the Presi-
dent that he is far stronger In California
ard the western states than he was the
day he was elected President said Mr.
Johnson THE people believe in him ana
lean on him. He Is decidedly stronger
than his party, people OF ali parties ahu
political thought wishing him wen anu
expressing a purpose to stand by nih
MIR. johnson said he did not acquire any
information while ava, relating to DIS
trict affairs as he sees them In Congress.
He did express satisfaction, however, that
the courts have upheld the Legality Oh
Commissioner Newman'S nomination ana
holding of Office.
Howard -. Hadley of Plattsburg, n
Y. representing the Plattsburg cente-
nary committee, which is arrahs-hs "
ce,epra,e the centennial OF the last naval
battle between English speaking people
i'm the harbor of PlattsDurg. september
IL. 1914. called on the President, accom-
panied by Assistant Secretary HooseveH
ana John 4. Stewart, to invite the Presi-
of the celebration. The President ex-
pressed interest in the celebration ana
WIN attend, if possible. REPRESENTATIVES
of Great Britain and Canada will be on
hand.
Lone Man at Culpeper.
/ When President Wilson's train rolled
into Washington from the souti. last
night there was ono -sadder but wiser
man aboard. He was DR.. Cary I. Gray
son. L. S. N, the Presidents physician.
ariend and constant companion. Not
within the recollection OF DR.. Grayson.
who halls from Cu.peper. Va. nau q
President ever stopped there, and the
that the President stop the tram TOT q
few minutes TO see the crowd" and the
town. :.
..,rhe whole town will be there. he Is
reporred to have tod the President.
il was c.ose to D o'clock when the train
reached the town and pulled up Tor q
stop. and out in the dark there was just
one man. ;,
II do not seem to hear any cheers.
ventured the President. as ne went TO the
back of his coach do you know any
one in the crowd?" the President solemn
~ inquired Of DR.. Grayson, who, peerins
into the darkness, recognized the lone
man as a boyhood friend "Cooney" Hans
borough.
President Rides on Engine.
..Cconey" was promptly brought for
ward and introduced to the President.
the greatest event in his life. DR.. Gray
son. admitting disappointment over the
size of the crowd had good word
for Hansborough.
.Cooney's a fine fellow" he declared.
but | fear that a sad end Is awaiting
him Every Christmas he celebrates So
enthusiastically that he manages to break
some part OF his anatomy. He hasn I
anything left but his neck. and II he does
not break that the coming Christmas he
will forego Il long-established custom.
President Wilson mounted the engine
before returning to the city. engineer
W. S. Hunter showed the President
everything Of interest. Climb down
Backward admonished the engineer. as
the President started to descend.
II hate to back out Of anything, the
President said, with a laugh