Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
HITCHCOCK is ON THE JOB
Col. Lyon Pushing Mason and
Dixon's Line.
FRIES ONLY ONE END LOOSE
Secretary MacVeagh Going to Bev-
erly to Talk Tariff Admins
tration This Week.

BEt ERII1. Mass. August lf.-Al-
though President Taft had a long talk
with Postmaster General Hitchcock this
afternoon regarding some disputed CEN
sus places. announcement of the names
of the more than 900 supervisors yet to
be commissioned was withheld until to-
morrow.
Only few places are In dispute, and
the delay in announcing the successful
candidates heretofore agreed upon and
approved by the President, was due 10
the inability of Mr.. Taft to complete to-
day the signing of the stack of commits
sions resting on his library desk. Secre
tary Nagel of the Department of Com
pierce and Labor affixed his signature to
all of the commissions before leaving to-
day. President Taft sat up last night at
work with pen and ink. and tomorrow
practically the entire list will be ready
for publication.
Col. Cecil Lyon. republican national
committeeman from Texas, who hurried
back to Boston last night when the
Beverly curfew bell began to toll, re-
turned to this town this afternoon and
accompanied Postmaster General Hitch
cock to the Taft cottage. Col Lyon said
he wanted to talk over the Presidents
trip through Texas next October. but If
the President should perchance bring up
the question of census supervisors. he
would be glad to discuss the subject with
the chief magistrate.
Col. Lyons Protest.
As q matter OF fact, Col. Lyons is urging
that all the sixteen census supervisors in
Texas be republicans and his protest has
held up the announcement of the names
OF the eight democrats and eight re-
publicans agreed on for the Texas Of
fees. Col. Lyons thinks the Mason and
Dixon line ought to be pushed far enough
south to include Texas in the list of states
entitled to full list Of republican super
visors. At the conclusion OF his confer
ence with the President tonight. when
asked II he had succeeded in moving the
line, he declared that he had pried one
end loose, anyway.
President cannot alter his previously an
nounced itinerary through Texas. A
change was made today. however, In the
route through Arizona to include Phoenix
According TO the revised schedule the
President will leave Los Angeles the even
ing of October IL instead of the morning
Of the 18th. Going 10 Maricopa over the
Southern Pacific. he will switch there to
the road leading into Phoenix, and after
a brief stop there the 18th will proceed
to Prescott. From Prescott the Presi-
dent will resume his journey to the Grand
Canyon, reaching there the morning OF
October IA. and will spend the day there.
Hitchcock Will Join Party.
Postmaster General Hitchcock. who is
goins to the far west for an outdoor va
cation. will join the President at Los
Angeles and make the trip with him
through Arizona and New Mexico. At
FL Paso the President will be joined by
Secretary. of War Dickinson.
The program for the Presidents stops
in ,Minnea polls. Omaha and Augusta Ga,
wee announced today.
Arriving at Minneapolis at 7:05 am.
September 1S, Mr.. Taft will be met by
a joint committee representing Mime
apolis and St. Paul. After being en-
tertained at breakfast he will hold a
public reception from $50 to 1880 am,
and will then have an automobile ride to
Fort Smelling. He will be entertained at
luncheon at the Town and Country Club,
visit the state capitol and then go over
10 st. Paul for an automobile trip
through the city. In the evening he will
be rendered banquet at Minneapolis
He will spend Sunday, the 18th, in and
about Minneapolis and st. Paul and will
attend the Unitarian Church in the for
mer city.
At Omaha, September 20. the President
will be entertained during his evening
stop by the Ak-SarBens. an organiza-
tio1 of business men who chose Nebra ska
spelled backward for the name of their
unique society.
Big Time at Augusta.
Arriving at Augusta Saturday, No.
vember ., the President will be met
with an address of welcome at the
railway station, and when these cere-
monies are completed will go direct to
the golf links where he played so many
games last winter as President-elect
Saturday evening the President will
make public address. and Sunday he
will go to church. and receive num-
ber of informal callers.
Secretary of the Treasury Macveash
and Secretary of the Navy Meyer are
to be next weeks cabinet callers in
Beverly. Mr.. Meyer is coming Tuesday,
his vacation trip to Canada ending to-
morrow. Mr.. MacNeagh is coming al
the same time. With the latter tae
President probably will take up the
question OF the choice OF the five tariff
experts whose appointment was au-
thorized in the Payne bill. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has had the task
of selecting those men who will advise
the President as TO the administrative
features Of the bill and collect other
information for whatever use he may
see MT.
Beats Brother Charles.
President Taft took his brother. Charles
l.. Taft of Cincinnati. out on the Essex
County Club golf links today and beat
him TO frazzle." The President declared
he had too much love for his brother to
say what the final score OF the two-ball
match was but he announced proudly
that he made the course himself in 93.
The President has learned the Essex links
and now is striking his true golf form.
AS these links are rated FIVE or six strokes
harder than the Chevy Chase course at
Washington. the President felt that his
showing today was the best he has ever
made. Mr.. Taft has found Myopia links
almost too difficult and he will play at
Essex again Monday.
Postmaster General Hitchcock did not
return to Washington tonight as expect
ed but will leave for the capital tomor-
row afternoon.
Killed While Saving Life.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa August H.