Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

tematic and regular about fresh air.
physical exercise, diet and sleep, 1t Is
health and evidences greater strength
than ever before in his life.
During the summer Of 1914 1t was
not unusual for the President to be
out of doors and playing golf with
keen zest as early as or $3.50 O'CLOCK
in the morning. Since then, however,
domestic as we'll as international ques-
lions have demanded of him so much
time and study by night as well as by
day. that during the summer OF 1913
these early morning outings have been
seldom INDUCED in.
On Saturdays no appointments are
made for the President. This last day
of the week he plays golf, walks or
"mulls" over his papers In that private
study on the second floor of the White
House, where he secluded himsel1 TOT
several days and nights while Iramlns
the notes to Germany when excitement
over the Lusitania disaster was at It's
height. AS usual thing, cabinet meet
ings are held twice week-Iuesoay
and Friday-in the CABINET room OIL me
executive office building, large room
comfortably furnished down the mic.
die of which runs long taoie. at
which the various department neaos
international situation became acute
the usual routine was somewhat varied.
For months afterward the Presloehe
seldom visited his office, preferring the
quiet and uninterrupted private stuoy;
callers to pay their respects seldom
sought a personal interview. and whlle
the Tuesday meetings of the caoihet
took place in the cabinet room as
usual, the Friday meetings were heio
in the White House proper.
1t is Mr. Wilson's custom to meet
once each week, on Tuesdays. the
Washington correspondents OF news
country. At specified hour they
gather in his room at the executive OF
fees They ask questions. and ne an
swers such as he deems pertinent ihen
the correspondents file out.
This suggests the question as to
where and how the White House
which means the President, the caol-
net and the Presidents secretaries
ings throughout the world, and OF
changing conditions of public opinion.
Every President, like every other
public man, understands full well the
fact that whatever the American peo-
pie think about one matter or another
is based on what they read In their
newspapers. So, in order to gauge,
with approach to accuracy, prevailing
public opinion on many matters of in
terest to the country, the White House
regularly receives and reads a large
number of newspapers from all Of the
principal cities. Some of these are
sent free of expense to the govern
ment: others are subscribed to and paid
for. One man on the staff of the ex-
ecutive office-and a wonder he Is, too
at this special work-reads these news
papers with unerring vision. marking
articles, paragraphs, even few SEN
fences here or there that he deems
worthy of attention. All of these pas
sages are clipped from the papers and
pasted on sheets of yellow paper. For
example. the clippings referring to the
currency measure are all pasted on
sheets of paper. which are fastened to-
gether. Clippings of articles concern
ing the shipping bill, or any other
matter. are likewise pasted and the
sheets kept separate from the rest.
When completed each day these vari-
GUS sheets make pile approximately
six inches thick, and as whole they
are known in White House parlance as
the Yellow Journal" Sometimes five
or six hundred clippings will consti-
tute a single number, and as soon as
completed the yellow Journal Is
placed on the desk of Mr.. Tumulty,
who reads it through from beginning to