The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-31
Henry Hoyt Is Chosen coun-
 seIIor of State Department, a New Office
PINCHOT- -BALLI NIGER
 CONTROVERSY IGNORED.
President Announces That Successor to ornlsby McHarg Has Been Chosen But His Name Has
 Not Been Given Out.

Beverly Mass. August 3o.-President Taft disposed of important state depart ment matters today with Secretary Knox and closed an exceptionally busy after moon with the announcement that he had decided to make Beverly the summer cap ital against next year.
 MT. Taft has taken another seasons < lease on the cottage at Woodberry Point, and the town Is rejoicing tonight.
 Among the announcements made today was the selection of Henry Hoyt former solicitor general as counsellor of the state department. This is a newly created office and Secretary Knox expressed him. self as delighted today that he was able to secure the services of MT. Hoyt to give the new office proper dignity from the very first. The counsellor of the depart ment will deal with all the large legal questions and will have especial super vision over the negotiations of treaties. The important Japanese treaty is to be entered into within the next two years and MT Hoyt will devote himself largely to the framing of the measure and pre- pairing the preliminary foundation for 
 be the field of the counsellor and Secre- tary Knox feels that a long existing want in the department has been happily x filled.
 Secretary Knox also took up with the President the organization of the new far eastern bureau of the state department, and announced anew appointment of tha: service It was stated several days ago that Edward T. Williams, United States consul general at Tien Tsin, China, had been relieved for work in this bureau. S Today MT. Knox announced that Rans- for Stevens Miller, Jr., Japanese secre- tary and interpreter of the American le- gation at Tokio. would return to the United States to enter the new depart ment. While no head of the bureau has been decided upon it is thought the honor will fall either to MT. Williams or to Mir. Miller.
 More To Be Appointed.
 Additional appointments to the bureau will be announced later.
 The far eastern bureau, newly created, will have for it's purpose the fostering of American trade relations in the Orient.
 Secretary Knox has the task of select ing the members of the new bureau, and has proceeded with great deliberation. He is anxious to get men for this service who are thoroughly familiar with the people and customs of the Orient and whose advice would be Of inestima bic value.
 Secretary Knox made the further an nouncement today that Charles M Pep per and M. H. Davis, special agents of the department of commerce and labor, have been transferred to the new bureau of trade relations on the tariff in the state department. This bureau is in no way connected with the new tariff com mission authorized in the Payne bi but will have special functions of its own in Investigating trade relations between various foreign countries and advising the department on commercial questions arising out of foreign intercourse. MT. Pepper and MT. Davis are both we'll known Investigators. MT. Pepper has travelled the whole world over. MT. Davis has just returned from a bleached flour investigation expedition abroad.
 Ballinger Coming.
 Secretary of the Interior Ballinger, who is now on his way to Washington from Seattle, is coming to Beverly within the next 10 days to the President. MT. Rallinger notified the President by tele- eraph today that he was en route to washington to attend to some important matters of business AS soon as con ditions in Washington permit MT. Bal finger will hurry on to Beverly to see the President before the latter starts for the west on September 15 President Taft tJ,,f eo Id he cerned there was nothing In particular that he desired to take up with MT. Ba1linger.
 The President has enjoyed thoroughly the visits of different cabinet officers during the past three weeks. He feels somewhat isolated up here on the north shore and the calls of the cabinet off cers keen him in touch with affairs at Washington.
 The President absolutely refrains from talking of or anyway taking cognizance Of the controversy between Chief Forester Pinchot and Secretary Ballinger over the conservation plans of the present admin istration Subordinat1s in the govern ment service have been quoted pretty freeIv from washington of late in their views on the controversy. and there Is little doubt expressed here but that MT Ral1inger is on his way there to take a hand in affairs and straighten things out so far as he is concerned. hePo.'s which, it is said. the President has called for in connection with various transac- t,ons which have figured in the contro- yersy should be in his hands by the time Secretary Ballinger arrives in Beverly
 McHarg's Successor.
 President Taft announced today that successor to Ornsby McE1arg. assistant secretary of commerce and labor, has been chosen, but no announcement will be made until it Is learned that the man