Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-30
CARL|N IS ACTIVE
IN URGING BRIDGE
Sees Garrison and Asks for
Early Report on Aque-
duct Structure.
TO DEMAND ST, 100000
APPROPRIATION AT ONCE
President Is Taking Things Easy,
Anticipating Big Demands on
His Time Next Week.

Representative Carlin of Virginia, who
called at the White House for a few min
utes today. declared that he proposes to
do everything within his power to obtain
an appropriation at the coming session of
Congress for new Aqueduct bridge at
Georgetown He left the White House
to see Secretary Garrison, with whom he
talked for some time, laying before that
official considerable data, and asking Mr..
Garrison to request the engineers of the
army to make a report at the earliest
possible moment.
Il have introduced in the House bill
providing for new bridge in place of
the old Aqueduct structure" said Mr..
Carlin, land I am exceedingly desirous
of getting the matter in shape to push
the bill at the coming session of Con-
gress. ] shall insist upon an appropria-
tion of at least 81, 500, 600, as the location
demands bridge costing at least that
much The Commissioners reported IA
vorably upon my bill. upholding my cen
tention that the present structure Is not
only becoming more unsafe each day, but
that 1t is SO old and antiquated as to
fail utterly in properly caring for the
congestion of traffic which occurs at diff
feFent periods of the day.
New Bridge Real Necessity.
The erection of a new bridge is a
real necessity and 1 believe Congress
will view the matter in that light. I
hope to obtain from the War Depart
ment favorable report upon my bill
and recommendations for a substantial
and commodious new bridge that will
take care of the constantly increasing
traffic In that vicinity. The War De-
partment is as much interested In the
matter as the citizens of the District
and Virginia, owing to the proximity
of Fort Myer and other government
reservations"
President to Go Easy This Week.
President Wilson this week will con-
tinue his program of taking things
comparatively easy. This has been his
program since Congress adjourned.
Today he had no engagements and did
not go to the executive offices until
late in the day. He played golf In
the early morning and planned to put
in most of the remainder Of the day
in going over letters and papers: pre-
pairing portions of his address to Con-
gress next week. and comforting with
his secretary and assistants.
Tomorrow the Presidents only Wis
itors will be the Washington newspa-
per men, followed by the regular cab
met session. Wednesday and Thurs
day the President has a number Of i'm
portant engagements, but Friday and
Saturday he will take for himself. ex-
cept, possibly, a cabinet meeting in
the morning.
Next week with Congress on hand.
the President will operate on a faster
schedule. as the demands from Con-
gress for engagements will be numer-
Gus enough to require the seeing of
visitors Mondays and other days that
have, for the last few weeks, been
taken by the President for his own
uses.
Conferences This Week.
The conferences this week will be
with Henry Van Dyke, minister of this
country to Holland, who is credited
with having come to the United States
with suggestions to the President from
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland as to
peace in Europe; Henry White, for
many years in the diplomatic service
of this country; President -Fahey- of
the Chamber of Commerce of the Unit
ed States, who is expected to bring to
for the Investigation of foreign COM
binationS with which American buSi-
ness men must deal and how they are
hampered In doing so by the Sherman
antitrust law: Representative Spark
man. chairman of the House committee
on rivers and harbors; Representative
Lewis of Maryland. on patronage mat
terS; Ambassadors SuareZ of Chile and
Naon of Argentina, who have been ele-
waited from the rank Of minister: Com
missioner Newman of the District gov
ernment. and Surgeon General Gorgas
n a