The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-12
Greatly Benefited by
Three Weeks of Rest
and Recreation.
HAS DONE GREAT
AMOUNT OF WORK
Returns to Capital With Mind
Practically Made Up on Num-
ber of Questions, but De-
cisions Will Not Crystal
lize Until He Confers
With Leaders.

Pass Christian, Miss. January IL
recreation at n little cottage near the
Gulf Coast hero. President Wilson to-
night bade farewell to the Southland.
He told Mayor Sausor and a crowd OF
citizens who gathered at the station
to bid him Godspecd. that he had en-
joyed his vacation very much-had
benefited greatly by the change of cli-
mate, and had obtained exactly the
rest he had desired.
The President and his family got
aboard their car early in the evening.
and had retired long before the train
was to depart. at 11:ls. The party will
arrive In Washington early on Tues
day.
President Wilson goes back to the
capital with his mind practically made
up on number of important questions
but his decisions will not crystallize
until he confers with Democratic
leaders in Congress. The President has
written rough draft OF his message
on trust reform, but will not send It
TO the printer or arrange for it's de-
livery until he has talked 1t over with
Attorney-General McReynolds. other
members of his Cabinet and the con-
gressional committees that will be in
charge of trust legislation
1t ia believed that the President also
has completed tentative list OF men
for the Federal Reserve Board but will
not announce his selections until af-
ter conferences in Washington
Course of Administration.
All told, the chief executive has done
4 great amount of work between his
games Of golf. his long motor rides and
his extended periods OF rest. He has
tNa1
his administration for the remaining
months OF the present session Of Con
gress. His work has been practically
uninterrupted either by callers on of
ficial business or by the curious among
the Gulf Coast people. With the ex-
ception of John Lind, his personal rep
resentative in Mexico. the President
ness.
In this connection denial was made
to detailed newspaper reports Just ar
irving there that the President drop-
ped hint to recent visitor that he
might select William Howard Taft for
the Supreme Bench when Chief Jus
tice White retires IT was pointed ont
ut the presidential cottage that no
one had seen the President here who
could possibly have had conversa-
ton with him on anything relating to
the Supreme Court
The Presidents last day I'm Pass
Christian was uneventful. being mark
ed only by his attendance Mt the Pres
byterian Church OF the village In the
morning. His official farewell to the
townsfolk was made at his reception
yesterday.
Plans 70 Waste No Time.
Upon the evening of his return to
Washington. the first big official re-
ception of his presidency will take
place, and three others will follow on
succeeding Tuesdays. With Congress
reconvening simultaneously with his
return to the capital, the President
does not plan to waste any time in
getting down to the business OF the
session.
The President has not yet indica ted
whether he desires the initial steps
taken for the enactment of a presi-
Dental primaries law at this session.
In his annual message. however he
called for the prompt enactment Of
such measure. and it is believed he
is ready to urge action without DELAY.
The President is returning to Wash
ington on special section of reEu-
lar train, with pilot engine running
in front of him. He will travel over
the Louisville and Nashville as far as
Montgomery, Ala, where his train is
switched TO the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad From Atlanta which
is reached at II o'clock tomorrow
morning, the run north ward is made
over the Southern Railway