The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-04
WICKERSHAM IS I
TO help IN SUIT.
Attorney General to Appear
Before Supreme Court.
FIGHTS TOBACCO TRUST

Two Cabinet Officials Already Back
In Washington and More Expected
Tomorrow-knox viii Have Busy
Time When He Returns From Val
ley Forge Last Week In October.
Balllnger to Complete Western In
spection Trip Before Nov. I.
Washington, Oct. 4. - Washington
will soon be in the full swing of the
governmental work under the direc-
ton of the heads of the departments.
After a season of administration OF
affairs by the assistant secretaries,
two members OF the presidents cabi'
net-Secretary of the Navy Meyer
and Secretary Of Agriculture VIII
son-are now Sitting on the lid" OF
the government, and two others-At-
torney General Wickersham and Sec
retary of Commerce and Labor Ma
gel--are expected by tomorrow. The
other members of the cabinet are out
of town.
During the summer vacations the
cabinet officers were frequently con-
suited on official matters and impor-
tant business has been transacted by
some of them, notably Attorney Gen
sral Wickersham, who had offices In
operation in New York city. Annual
reports of the various branches of the
executive service are being prepared
and there are q number of compli-
Gated questions which will be thresh-
ed out on the return OF the cabinet
officials.
Secretary of State Knox, who spent
most of the summer at his country
home at Valley Forge, is expected In
Washington the last week in October.
II will consider the Hankow railway
loan question and the reorganization
of the bureau of the department and
will decide whether the United States
shall protest against the two treaties
recently negotiated by China and ia
pan involving Manchurian issues.
Secretary OF the Treasury Mac
Veagh Is at Dublin, n. H., near the
White mountains; Private Secretary
Robert o. Bailey is with him, and he
has attended to considerable CORE
spondence and has had an opportu-
nifty to consider the shaping of his
annual report.
Attorney General Wickersham, who
may be back by tomorrow, Is 10 par
ticipate in the governments suit
against the American Tobacco COM
pany for alleged violation of the anti
trust laws in the supreme court OF
the United States on Oct. -.
Secretary OF War Dickinson is at
Belle Meade. Tenn, whore he has
been called because of the critical Ill
ness of his son, j. o. Dickinson. IL his
son improves Secretary Dickinson will
attend the meeting of Presidents
Dlaz and Taft at lei Paso on Oct. 16,
and will accompany Mr.. Taft down
the Mississippi the last Of October.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is In
Arizona. and is not expected to re-
turn before the end OF the first week
OF November. He has attended sew
eral state conventions of postmasters
In the west, and will join President
Taft at Los Angeles. He will accom-
pany the president to st. Louis and
thence down the Mississippi to New
Orleans. He will devote the greater
part of November to the preparation
Of his annual rport, In which he will
incorporate some suggestions looking
to the reduction of the expenses and
the increase OF the efficiency of the
department.
Secretary Ballinger of the interior
department, now in the west inspect.
ing the great reclamation works, the
Indian agencies and other projects, is
expected here about Nov. /. Mr.. Bal
linger will leave Seattle Tuesday TO
conclude his inspection work in Cali
fornia and other places. It is under.
stood here that Mr. Ballinger will
meet the president during this month
and will accompany him eastward.