The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15

! Beverly. Mass, Aug 14-Somewhere
over there in the offing nor'east by east
from the spot where Bill Tucker, the
/ city hall caretaker. Is smoking his after
supper pipe on the steps of that building,
a very large man is sitting in a vine
clad green painted house on Woodbury.
Point. and that same very large man
is writing his name at the foot OF a
great many documents That is the
only palpable excitement IN Beverly to-
night
True. the shoe Machinery Band, than
which there is none such IN these parts.
/ is sweeping up and down Cabot street
and Chief VIII FOrgerson and Policeman
/ Tim Foley are trying 10 keep them from
! clOgging traffic TO long in front OF the
stores where the band plays longest be-
cause the proprietors have paid them
most.
Secretary NagaI heard this morning
that toe invading army from Manhattan
and points South had effected landing
Z along BuzZards Bay, and he has hurried
/ homcward TO see that naught befalls his
summer place at Marion. Postmaster
General Hitchcock has left the precincts
Of this immediate neighborhOod for the
weekend seclusion Of J. b. Walters
home at Beverly Farms. where he and
Secretary Nagel spent last night d.
rector of the Census Durend has left
his lists Of names behind him and has
gone back 10 Washington. And Col.
Cecil Lyon struck out for New York
after making the characteristic comment
I that Beverly was better than Oyster
Bay in one way. and that was that tbeke
were more trains by which 10 get away.
Their Work Finished.
But the big work for which they came.
which was 20 get the Presidents sigma
ture to the 800 and odd census supervisors
appointments. has been practically fin
isncd. Only the physical limits OF Taft's
right hand kept them all from being
signed last night The rest OF the com
missions Will get the Presidential ap-
proval tonight, and they will probably be
made public tomorrow or Monday.
Col Lyon had an opportunity to-day 70
lay before Alr. Taft his objection 20 the
cattle and lumber country character OF
the Presidents route through Texas. He
didn't have much success
That poor old original itinerary has
been battered and revised beyond recosni-
ton The executive Office clerks. who
have been sitting Up night getting the
details fixed, as they fondly hoped. are
only succeeding in getting themselves dis
couraged One shift announced to-day
VIII take the Taft train from Los Angeles
10 the Grand Canyon by way OF Phoenix
and Prescott, Ariz.. and several OF tho
more populated places instead OF the
sterile route contemplated at first
Mr.. Hitchcock IS going to be with the
President through Arizona and part OF
Texas. and the Arizona stops will give
Mr.. Taft the chance he has been look
ing FOR 70 tell the people that Statehood
VIII come their way II he can guide II in
that direction
Invitations Are Numerous.
Many Of the entertainment committees
have been obIglng enough TO send along
their tentative programmes 10 Mr.. Car
peuter. In Minneapolis and St. Paul
there are 20 be automobile rides 10 Fort
Smelling and around the cities, with
banquet in the former place and a Uni
tartan church service the next day. Sun
day, September 70. In Omaha. a day
later, they are planning high links al the
Aksarben Club. and Augusta. Ga. where
the President viii be on the home stretch
on November 6, is going 10 give him
chance 20 play golf at the hill among
other things. where he had a lot OF
great matches when he was President
elect
The President was proud OF what he
did at golf to-day II was not so much
that he walloped his brother, Charles P.
Taft. who hadn't had q chance 20 get
back on his game after his trip from
the West. as the President himself drew
80 this morning or the Essex County
course. His brothers score was not es-
sential, the President explained, because
he was a private citizen. But that 90.
with its IS going out and its IS coming
home. was something to talk about
More Work for President.
There viii probably be some more hard
work for the President next week when
Secretary MacVeagh arrives To him has
been given the task OF hunting likely
candidates for tie tariff commission.
Attorney General Wickersham is due
to make a trip to Beverly next week
The Interstate Commerce Commission.
the Department Of Justice and the pro- |
posed reorganization Of the Bureau OF |
Corporations Will be the subjects Of the |
Presidents conference with him.
Secretary Meyer Is expected at his /
home in Hamilton, near here about Au- |
gust II, when the fishing laws bring a 1
stop 10 his trip IN Canada
The President has decided apparently |
TO keep his hands of IN the Baninger-
Pinchot controversy. for the present at 1
least. The official word given out on ]
the subject is that he has nothing TO /
say Friends Of Mr.. Taft declare he be- /
lieves in the Ballnger methods In the |
Department Of the Interior. 1t seems /
probable that Mr. Taft will refrain from /
stepping in 70 put an end to the discus
sion until after his trip through the l
West