Evening star., 1915-01-29
Comes to White House With
Bryan on His Way to Cab
met Meeting.
THEN PRESIDENT TAKES
MINISTERS TO HIS STUDY
After Session It Is Learned Nothing
in Villaland Calling for
Excitement.

BustllnS, live-wlre reporters arouho
| the White House today had visions OF
a hot Mexican story when Secretary
Bryan walked into the executive OF
| fees to attend the cabinet meeting with
John Lind, the silent diplomat, who put
| in much time months ago trying to ad-
tudcate things Mexican and to induce
| Huerta to get out. The prospects OF
| excitement were added when it was
discovered that instead OF the cabinet
| holding It's session in the regular cabi-
net room the President had tolled all
Of his team boys over to his private
study.
| A regular chile con carne atmosphere
| prevailed after this discovery. the mys-
| terry deepening with the knowledge
| that the President recently ceased
| holding cabinet sessions in the day
| time Fridays and had brought the team
| together at night. Why had re changed
his mind this time and called day
| session, away from the eyes and ears
of vigilant writer's?
Secretary Tumulty first spilled sopo-
rifle over the shortlived sensation by
saying that Lind simply walked in with
so far as he knew, there was nothing
/ in the Mexican situation calling for ex-
citement on the part Of the administra-
| tion.
| When cabinet members finally did
| come from the meeting they said they
supposed the President liked his study
J room for the day just a little better
| than the cabinet room. And they ADDED
! that various departmental subjects had
been talked over.
| postponement of the formal opening Of
| the Panama canal from March until
| some time in July, probably the 4th.
The official reason is that the slides In
| Culebra cut have been so serious as 10
prevent large vessels going through.
! AS to Mexico, Secretary Bryan said
the well known policy of the govern
ment as to non interference there would
continue.
Blue Jean Overalls for Baby.
Baby Sayre, the Presidents grand
son, received a new present by parcel
post today pair of juvenile overalls,
blue Jeans.
''Who sent 'em?" asked the reporters.
| Don't know" was the official an
swer; but lay it on BfN Mcdonald.
He has been around Washington Sew
eral days and it looks like Hilfs work" /"
Sure enough, 1t was. BILL. who hap
Spened to stroll into the executive Of
| fees during the day, was asked point
blank il he was the man. Yes, that
true" he said. Them breeches, is All
|
big right now, but the boy will grow
up to them"
| Bill used to be President Wilson'S
bodyguard back in the days before the
| constituted himself guard for Gov
Wilson after the governor was nomi-
mated for President and until the secret
service relieved him March A. 1913.
| Then, as soon as the President could
i find a United States marshalship va
cant in Texas, he appointed Bill to the
| job. Bill is terror to evil doers in
| his part of Texas. Bill recently added
to his popularity by marrying beau
| tiful Texas woman. and he brought his
bride to Washington for a honeymoon
| trip. The two arranged about the
| breeches, Mrs. Mcdonald making them
| with her own hands.
! The President today wrote q letter OF
thanks to Mike Donovan. the New YORK
athlete, who sent the baby a minia-
ture pair of boxing gloves He told
Mike that he hoped his grandson would
| be able to use the gloves when he is
old enough to strike out for himself"
| Mike Is going to frame the letter.
Shoemaker Wanted Job.
| Frank Bayer, q Bohemian shoemaker.
ifty-nine years old, who has been in
the United States about twelve years.
went to the White House today to ask
President Wilson to give him job. He
said that times had gotten SO hard in
Islip L. l., his home that he could
make only a few dollars each month.
He believed that he was being perse-
cuted and that his only relief was to
see the President personally. He ar
rived from Islip last night. slept all
night in the waiting room of the Union
station, and then went to the White
House Secret service men took charge
of him and he has bsen sent to the
Washington Asylum Hospital for men,
tai examination.