Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
VISITORS GREET TAFT
Presidential Reception Wheels
Begin Annual Revolution.
CABINET MEMBERS CALL
Senators and Representatives Pay
Their Respects.
ANTITRUST LAWS DISCUSSED
Insurgents Give Intimation That
Their Fl ght on House Rules
Will Continue.
ANTITRUST LAWS DISCUSSED

Ine reception WneelS at the White
House revolved rather slowly today, al
though there were large number Of visi-
tors. many of them senators and repre-
sentatives who have reached Washington
ready to take up their winter work. The
President continues to follow his method
Of giving visitors plenty of time to state
their business. instead of grinding them
Through as would a sausage MILL
Two cabinet officers-Secretaries Balm
ger and Dickinson-were the first visitors
with the President. Mr.. Ballinger said
his business was wholly administrative
and had no connection with talked-of
troubles. He laughingly admitted that he
had neither resigned nor issued any ulti-
matums.
The President gave some time to con-
| ference with Representative Martin of
South Dakota regarding proposed anti
| trust legislation. Mr.. Martin is an advo-
cate of compulsory federal license for all
| corporations. and SO expressed himself.
! The President also talked with Represent
alive Mann of Illinois as to the amend
| ments to the laws regulating interstate
| commerce. Mr.. Taft is still holding this
| part of his message to Congress in abey-
| ance until he has had opportunity to talk
| with republicans of all shades and fathers
| of all sorts of ideas. He has requested
| his visitors. to also talk with Attorney
| General Wickersham, who has spent
| many months framing amendments that
| will carry into effect the Presidents
wishes as to changes in both of the great
| laws under which the trusts and corpora
| tons are now regulated.
Outlined by Attorney General.
| Mr.. Wickersham. in an address at Kan
| sas City, Mo-, a few nights ago, outlined
| some of the main changes he thought
| ought to be made in these laws, and his
speech was given wide publication, so
! that it's essential points might be con-
sidered by republican leaders of all types
! The President has no wish to ram
| through Congress, or attempt to do so,
| legislation fathered by any one element
in Congress. He would like to get the
| different elements together upon meas
ures that will receive general support.
After the conferences that will go on this
week the President will put into definite
| shape the recommendations to Congress
| he hopes to see become laws.
Insurgents Ready to Fight.
House insurgents among the White
House callers all show a disposition to
| continue their fight against the rules
of the House. Representatives Foster
of Vermont and Martin of South Da-
kota both stated today that they did
not believe there would be any let-up
| in the contest. for change in the rules
| of the House. I'VE have already clipped
Mr.. Cannon's wings" said Mr.. Martin.
land our aim will be to further change
| the rules SO as to prevent the immola-
l n 80 1neVio
lation." Mr.. Foster was of the same
| opinion.
Bond Issue for Reclamation.
! Senator Borah of Idaho, who was with
| the President during the day, thinks
there is no doubt that western con-
| gressmen will unite in supporting bill
for the issue of $4,000, 600 to 4O,OO0, 900
| in government bonds to secure money
to complete the thirty-tWo reclamation
| projects in the west that are now in
process of construction, but which are
| seriously handicapped by lack of funds.
! Under the existing laws these projects
! can only be completed by slow processes
| as funds become available. TIL e propo-
| siti0n is to issue bonds, complete the
work mapped out and retire the bonds
| from funds to be paid in. The President
has expressed himself in favor of such
| a scheme, and will discuss = in his
| continuously as the pressure Of business
| will permit.
| The delegates to the Association of Col
! leges and Preparatory Schools for the
Middle States, which will meet in Wash
ington Friday and Saturday, will be re-
ceived by President Taft The arrange
| ments were made today by a committee
consisting of DR.. E. E. Brown, commits
sioner of education; DR.. c. w. Needham
| of George Washington University, and
DR.. E. NJ. Gallaudet of Kendall Green.
committee of cOlored men called on
President Taft today to invite him to at
| tend a mass meeting to be held in this
| city in the interests of the National
Religious Training School and Chautau-
| qua, being established at Durham. N. c.,
| for the religious, moral and intellectual
| uplift of the negro. The committee con-
sisted of HI. p. Chatham of Oxford, ].
| II. Young of Raleigh, Charles II. Shepard
of Durham. J. B. Dudley of Greensboro.
Rev. E. HI. Hunter Of Richmond and w.
L. Shepard.
Won't Eat White Postum.
There is not much doubt that the Presi-
dent will eat Turkey for his Thanksgiv-
ing dinner, but not possum. many of
which are now reaching the White House
! from the south 1t is at least certain
that the chief executive of the country
will not eat white possum. white
possum Is not a rarity in the south but
! is SO unusual that the colored people
down there refuse to kill him, believing
him to be endowed with rare qualities
| of voodooism. few days ago the ex-
with white possum and left it with the
tcook. The animal was fat, fine-looking