Evening star., 1909-05-24
BEFORE END OF JUNE
President Confident of Time
Congress Will Adjourn.
MAKES PLANS FOR JULY 3
Visit to Pittsburg the Latter Part
of This Week.
HAMMOND NOT GOING TO CHINA
Elmer Dover Loses Place as National
Bank Examiner in State
Of New York.
MAKES PLANS FOR JULY 3
HAMMOND NOT GOING TO CHINA

President Taft is 30 confident that Con-
gress will adjourn before the end OF June:
that 1t will pass a satisfactory tariff bill
and save further trouble. and that every
body will be ready to leave for summer
vacations early in July. that he today
arrangements to spend several
days around Lake Champiain In con-
nection with the tercentenary celebration
Of the discovery of the lake. He had an
interview today with Senator Dillingham;
and Gov Prouty Of Vermont, which state
is cooperating with New York in having
a weeks celebration of the tercentenary.
The Presidents program is to get away
from Washington the night Of July 3.
He will spend the Fourth at Norwich.
Conn, at the celebration there OF the
Of the town. Tuesday. July g.
he will be at Fort Tfconderog: July Z.
at Plattsburg. and the 9th he will spend
with the Burlington people In their cele-
bra ton. 1t being Vermont day. From
he will go to Beverly. Mass.
his summer home.
Senator Crane OF Massachusetts, who
called to sec the President today. said
there was little question that Congress
June.
Presidents Pittsburg Trip.
Representative Barchfeld and Rabbi J.
L. Levy Of Pittsburg visited the President
today with reference to his visit to that
city the last Of this week. The President
will leave here Friday night and reach
Pittsburg Saturday morning. He will
take part in the dedication OF q fountain
in Arsenal Park. visit Temple Rodeph
Shalom and do some other things during
the day. At night he will attend the
banquet of the Associated Western Yale
Clubs. Sunday will also be spent in
Pittsburg. Sunday night he will leave
Pittsburg for Gettysburg. where he will
exercises Monday. May 81. He will be
back In Washington that night.
Dayton surveyorship Settled.
lieved to have been settled today. Senator
Burton visited the President and dis
cussed with him the surveyorship OF GUS
toms at Dayton. It is believed the Presi-.
dent will send to the Senate in few days
the nomination Of E l. McConnaughey.
who has been recommended by the re-
publican county committee.
Speaker Cannon made an early visit to
the White House, but as the President
was busy did not wait to see the chief
executive.
Ex-senator Wilson Of Washington was
one Of the Presidents visitors
Hammond Declines Chinese Mission.
John Hays Hammoza. the mining en-
gineer. prominent In the last campaign
as president Of the League Of Republic
can Clubs. today declined an offer OF
the post Of minister to China In doing
so Mr.. Hammond told the President and
Secretary Knox that he greatly regret
ted that he could not accept the honor.
but that the education Of his children
and the dislike Of his wife to further
travel after years of residence in all
parts Of the world stood in the way of
his serving the administration.
II recognize that the post Of minister
to China has splendid opportunities. and
that the prospects of increasing COM
mercial openings there are immense"
Mr.. Hammond said. but circumstances
do not permit me to accept the offer.
Myself and family have lived every
where, until we feel that We should
settle down and look after the educa-
ton Of the children"
Mr.. Hammond was at the White House
this morning. and after conference with
the President saw and talked with Secre-
tary Knox. who had been summoned. No
one else has been selected as the sue
cessor to Mr.. Rockhill. who has been
transferred to st. Petersburg. President
Taft looks upon the Chinese mission as
one OF In0 IuOSt important thC
matte service Of the government. and he
will seek an able man for the place.
Dover Loses Fine Place.
Elmer Dover's appointment as national
bank examiner In the state Of New York
has been suspended by direction of Pres
tdent Taft, and 1t IL considered doubtful
whether he will again be named. al
though he may be offered an examiner
ship in some other state.
The inside facts OF the case. though.
are carefully withheld. as far as possi-
Bile. Mr.. Dover. for many years Sec
retary of the republican national commit-
tee, did not get on the Taft band wagon
in the preliminary presidential campaign
last year, He was generally supposed
to have sympathized In strong degree
with Senator Forakers plans in Ohio.
relegated to a minor position In the work
of the republican national committee.
and at the close of the campaign en-
gagged in private business.
President Taft did not wish to show
any animosity and recognized Mr.. Dover's
services to his party. So he asked Con-
troller Murray to give Mr.. Dover the
New York examinership.
Immediately after the acceptance OF the
offer there appeared In the New York
papers long stories alleging that Mr..
Dover had been picked over the re-
monstrance of big influences in Ohio.
and that the President had really Sc,
lected him SO that he might advise as
to Ohio political matters These stories
reached the President, who does not like
too much advertising at his expense. and
so the appointment is hung up high. The
New York examnership pays $4,000 a
year. the best position under the con-
troller of the currency.
N>~,;ro <ac Txuo nf6rorc
The President today made the follow
ing nominations:
Colonel. to be brigadier general-Rich-
ard r. Yeatman, 18th Infantry.
Citizen. to be a chaplain In the navy
James D. Macnair of New York.
Evans Resumes His Duties.
Rear Admiral r. d. Evans. u. 8. N.
has returned to this city from a