The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-17
TAI I WILL REFORM
COURT PROCEDURE
Nagel to Confer With PreSi-
dent on Interstate
Corporations.
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possible TO keep the calendars up. This
is particularly true, for instance in
the State of Virginia, where there Is
now a substantial demand for another
judicial district
Other Details Suggested.
Other details have been suggested,
such as the abolition, or practical
abolition. of me demurrer in civil ac-
tons To this there may be objection
In some quarters on the ground that
too much haste is made compulsory.
This is one Of the phases of the move
ment which viii have to be tried out,
but the President and his supporters In
the reform take the ground that, If jus
tice is served, there can be no injustice
to any one. and that anything which
haStens the disposition or cases must
IN the end work for justice to all.
The solving of the minor problems will
be worked out finally, and the thing
particularly gratifying 10 the President
is that the bench ana bar Of the cOun-
tTV have taken up the matter in earnest
and intend TO push it to a successful
conclusion. Already there are appearing
the fruits Of the Presidents speeches in
favor of the movement. The assurances
he has received that il will spread be-
yond New York and Massachusetts
have come from the South and West as
well as the East.
In most cases, the preliminary steps
viii De taken by the State Legislatures.
which will authorize Investigations ami
reports. as was done by Massachusetts,.
More Rainy Weather.
There was a driving rain falling today
while the President played a threesoIne
on the Myopia links with his brother,
usfr 10
Boston, Samuel Carr. The bad weather
did not dampen the spirits Of any Of
them and they went the whole course
Of eighteen holes.
Mrs. Taft is steadily improving IN
health, and next Saturday Mrs. More,
her sister, win leave for her own sum
mer home, thus indicating that the wife
of the President has reached such
stage OF convalescence that she no long
eT needs the constant care which Mrs
More gave her. The Tapidity of Mrs
Tafts Improvement is largely ascTibed
10 the quiet, unexciting life the Presi-
dent has insisted on since he has been
Word was received in the executive
offices today that Attorney General
Wickersham will come to Beverly Fri
day 10 take up the proposed legislative
interstate corporations. Until then Mr..
Taft does not expect 10 have any public
business OF moment TO transact. Next
week however, he will have a visit
from Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nagel who viii return To submit to
him the remaining recommendation for
the appointment of supervisors to take
the census. OF these, 200 have already
been commissioned by the President
There still remain $50 more 70 be Sc
lected.
Republicans for Virginia.
the city Of New York and some for
the Southern States. In Virginia. for
instance, it has been decided to name
Republican supervisors in the district
of Mr. Slemp, who is Republican, and
in the four Democratic districts which
showed the largest Republican votes in
the last elections.
Mr. Taft received an invitation this
morning TO attend a meeting 70 be given
on any date convenient 10 him by the
United Improvement Association OF Bos-
ton at some resort near Boston. On
done by this organization, il is possible
that he may accept the invitation. but
he has reached no decision as vet.
Every body in Beverly. except the
Tafts, was much excited this morning
by the appearance OF four strange craft
In Beverly bay, which were reported 10
be a part Of the transports of the in
vading army now operating in this neck
or the WOODS. me story was started
that tie invaders had determined 10
show how easy il was for the enemies
of this country to capture the summer
White House and had for this reason
bottled up the bay.
No One Much Worried.
Up TO a late hour this afternoon how
ever. no one had gone under flag of
truce 10 the boats to ask their business
here. Mr.. Taft is not bUtheriug himself
about the army maneuVers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.