Evening star., 1921-08-15
conferences KEEP
! PRESIDENT BUSY
More Than Score Received
! at Office Before Lunch
on Urgent Matters.
PREPARING FOR RECESS
Pending Legislation in Congress Is
Discussed-Sunday Motor
Trip to Baltimore.

President Harding started the-week
In strenuous manner and by the time
his lunch hour lad arrived he had
given audiences to more than score
of persons in his office. The majority
of these were senators and represent
atives. all of whom had urgent mat
ters concerning pending legislation
TO take up with the executive before
the adjournment of Congress for re-
cess
Besides these scheduled appoint
ments. no one of which consumed less
than five minutes of the executives
time, there was the customary daily
gathering of persons to shake hands
with him and to pay their respects
and dozen or SO senators. represent
atives and officials who did not have
appointments. but who desired mo
ment or two.
Helpful Breathing Spell.
The President appeared at his desk
before o'clock and appeared un-
usually vigorous and enthusiastic. HIS
appearance and movements indicated
that the brief breathing spell afforded
by the Sabbath lull was very helpful.
He did not. however take advantage
OF the Saturday afternoon closing. but
worked late. Again in the evening
he resumed his work, staying in his
study until midnight. He spent two
hours yesterday morning az his desk,
and yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Mrs Harding. and Attorney General
Daugherty. he motored to Baltimore to
visit Mrs. Daugherty. wife of the Attor-
ney General. who has been ill for
month in Johns Hopkins University
Hospital.
The trip was decided upon at the
last moment and was made almost
throughout in driZZle of rain. More
than an hour was spent at Mrs.
Daughertys bedside. and the presi-
Dental party arrived back at the
White House at $50 o'clock.
Good Roads Appeal.
Expressing its disapproval of the
Good Roads League of Prince Georges
county. Md, has appealed to Presi-
dent Harding. through a letter signed
by it's president. John r. Riggles. to
support the Dowell federal aid bill.
which provides principally the de-
velopment and Improvement of public
highways throughout the nation. This
measure, if enacted. would bring
much relief in agricultural sections
and would provide work for thousands
to the petition. Without the federal
financial aid provided by this bill
much county road work throughout
the country will have to be abandoned
very shortly.
we are opposed to the Townsend
highway BILL the petition states,
because it conflicts with state rights,
creates highway commission and
transfers the superintendence OF
roads from the Department of Agri-
culture, which department is now
operating efficiently.
Invitation From MnsOns.
After talking with the President re
garding some patronage matters, Sem
ator Calder of New York extended an
invitation from the officers of Apollo
Lodge of Masons, Troy, n. Y, to attend
its celebration. to be held October 4. in
observance of it's 125th birthday an
niversary. The President said he doubt
ed very much if he would be able to
accept.
Senator Calder said afterward he feels
assured that Capt. Robert Tod will be
appointed United States immigration
commissioner at Ellis Island, n. Y, to
succeed Fred c. Wallis. the present
democratic incumbent. 1t is understood
that Capt. Tod, who was naval reserve
officer during the war, will be named
in time to enter upon his new duties
September l. In the meantime he is
familiarzing himself with the details of
the post.
Capt Tod is a retired civil and ma
rine engineer. He personally fitted up
a number of vessels during the war
and operated them as Hatrol boats
along the north Atlantic coast. For
time he was navigating officer on j.
p. Morgan:s yacht Corsair.
Peter Durr, auditor for Hamilton
county. Ohio. and prominent in Ohio
politics. with Charles Dean, Cincln-
natl newspaper man and personal
friend of President Harding. con-
ferred with the latter today regarding
Ohio politics and patronage. Mr.. Dean
has been suggested to the President
for appointment as collector of in
ternal revenue. with headquarters in
Cincinnati. Although Mr.. Dean has
not the county republican organiZa-
tons Endorsement for the place, he
has been recommended by Senator
Willis and is known to be favored by
the President
Another Ohio caller was Morris
Maschki. one of the republican lead
ers in Cleveland and northern Ohio.
He said his visit was more or less of
a personal or social nature He is in
terested, however. in the appointment
of his candidate as United States
marshal for the Cleveland district.