The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-10

there of the newly created Pacflc lIeet,
which is to start from Hampton Roads
for San Francisco about the middle oil
this month.
Washington. July 9.-Refreshed after
the nights rest the first he has spent
at the White House in four months,
President Wilson early today began
what promised to be one of the busiest
days of his career as chief executive
of the United States.
After attending to the vast amount
of routine work which had accumulated
during his stay at the peace confer
ence at Paris, and which included the
signing of number of importan- appro-
priation measures passed recently by
congress, the president had planned
conferences throughout the day with
congressional leaders and members OF
his cabinet and executive staff.
II also was expected that if time was
available later in the day, members OF
the foreign relations committee would
be received at the White House for a
conference on the peace treaty.
The president found that everything
had been arranged so that practically
every minute of his time would be taken
up and rapid progress in clearing up
routine made possible.
The speech he plans to deliver before
the senate Thursday was completed be-
fore he landed at New York, Tuesday
from the George Washington ana the
chief matter in connection with the
League of Nations to be discussed to-
day was the proposed speech-maklng
tour over the country on which Mr. VIII
son hopes to be able to leave the middle
of next week.
The itinerary of the trip has not yet
been completed.
The return of the president and his
party to the capital last night was
marked by one Of the greatest demon.
strations in point of the number OF
those participating that ever greeted
president on his return from trip.
District officials familiar with hand
ling big crowds stated that the throns
which greeted the presidential party at
the union station and along Pennsyl-
yania Avenue, numbered fully 1000.
washington, July 9.-President Will
son was represented as being ready 10
nlace himself at the disposal of the SEN
ate foreign relations committee or other
committees of congress to answer any
questions concerning the peace treaty
and the League of Nations.
While no definite engagements for
the president had been made early to-
dav he was expected to confer with
members of the senate committee ana
also with cabinet officials and others
within the next few days.
The president remained in bed late
todav resting after his trip home.
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his
nersonal physician, said the president
was in splendid health.
Washington. July 9.--Senator stan
lev of Kentucky, called at the Whlte
House shortly after noon but dld no.
see the president. He was informed
that he might see Mr.. Wilson later III
the day and he was given to under
stand that, the president would see
other senator's also. 1t was reported
that the president was considering
going to his room in the capital and
there receive democratic leaders.
Washington, July 9.-Going to his
office shortly before IL o'clock the
president summoned Secretary Tumulty
and they spent some time mapping out
a program of work. Most pressing of
the matters before the president were
the annual appropriation bills recently
passed by congress. In considering the
agricultural bill the executive had be-
fore him many requests that he vetoe
the measure because of the order re-
pealing the daylight savings law.
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