Evening star., 1909-06-19
viii Take Mrs. Taft to Beverly
and Return.
WAITING ON TARIFF BILL
Western Trip Dependent Upon Cir
cumstances.
IS TO COLORED OFFICEHOLDERs
1ncumbents Will Be Retained
Against Whom No Objection
Has Been Made.

President Taft has abandoned the hore
that he will be able to leave Washing
ton for the summer aobut the Sd Of
July. He had believed that Congress
would adjourn by that date and that
when he left here at that time II would
be until the fall Now he knows that
there Is no such probability. and mis-
plans at present are to take Mrs. Taft
and children 10 their summer home
near Beverly. Mass. July 3, and retura
to Washington to remain here until the
tariff bill is finally laid before him. IL
cannot get from congressional leaders
any definite idea as to when adjourn
ment may be had. Senator Owen or
Oklahoma. democrat, said today he be-
lieved Congress would end its work b.
July 10. but that is the earliest date yet
put forward since the complications in
jectsd by the Presidents special mes-
sage.
The President would take his family 70
Beverly the 1st OF July were il not for
engagements to speak at the unveiling
or the stephenson G. A. r memorial In
this city July }. After the Stephenson
exercises the President will take the train
for Massa chusetts.
The Presidents Eastern Trip.
After locating his family at Beverly the
president will go to Norwich. Conn.,. July
to attend a celebration of the 25Oth an
niversary Of the founding of that city.
From Norwich the President will 60 to
Albany. n. T.. where he will be Joined
by the New York state committee in
charge OF the New York features In con-
nection with the tercentenary celebration at
Lake Champlain The President will spend
Iuulr
derosa and July In and around Platts-
burg. July the scene OF the celebrat ton
shifts to Burlington, VT, where tho Pres
ident again will be the guest Of honor.
tdent will be back in Washington some
time the 9th.
Mrs. Taft's health is improving so that
tho President may be able TO make his
contemplated western trip II Congress
adJourns In time to give him 4 rest before
starting on such long Journey. But il
the President Is kept in Washington until
late In the summer. as now appears prob
able, he Will not be disposed to leave for
the west without getting a much needed
rest Under the circumstances the west
ern trip begins to look less probable than
1t did some time ago.
Speech Impressed President.
c. w. Anderson. the negro republican
leader OF New York. collector Of internal
graduating exercises of the colored high
schools of Washington last night that i'm
pressed the President. who also spoke In
talking OF the race question. Anderson.
who called on the President today. in
sisted that his people should keep a fair
mental balance between the north and
SOUTH No one section of the country
was responsible for the institution of
slavery, he said. He referred to Thomas
Jefferson. a southern man, as distinctly
anti-slavery in hts sympathies at a tima
when the north was not so sympathetic.
He spoke of u decision recently rendered
by high courts of New York republican
judges in majority. that imprisonment il
not as humiliating to negro TO
white man.
Although the President will not retain
negro oficeholders In the south where
their presence would be objectionable to
the ma asses Of the people, his policy IL 10
continue In office men like Anderson.
against whom there is no objection. either
on account Of race prejudice or inefficiency
Of administration. Anderson has been
collector of internal revenue about four
years and will be kept there another four
years.
Drawback In the Tariff Bill.
Representative Lowering Of Massachu-
sets talked with the President today
about the drawback provisions Of the
tariff bill. He thinks these should be en-
larged and made more liberal than under
the Dingley bill. This can be done with
out diminishing the revenues of the bill
or affecting the protective features" said
Mr.. Lowering.
Representative Nye of Minnesota also
talked about the tariff with the Presi-
dent, announcing his belief that a good
bill will be passed.
Seeking Pardons.
nP loh
to the President Col. William r. Cravens
of Fort Smith. Ark. father OF Repre-
sentative Cravens of Oklahoma. Col.
Cravens has come to Washington to work
for the pardon of three men serving SEN
tences for murder. One of them has
served twenty-five years in the house of
correction at Detroit, and is pronounced
innocent Of the crime for which he was
convicted. He is Dan Jones. convicted
at Fort Smith of numbering his cousin,
Bill Jones.
AT the time OF the conviction said
Col. Crayens there was no appeal from
the verdict of the United States court at
Fort Smith. and Jones was sent to prison.
in spite of newly discovered evidence that
he was innocent. He was soon forgotten.
and nothing was done In his behalf. He
Is an old man now, but further evidence
Of his Innocence has been found"
Senator Owen made an appointment
with the President to call next week and
DISCUSS the land cases ana the OIL S1tu-
alton In Oklahoma.
Callers at the White House.
F. G. Belsto. the italian republican
leader of New York, called on President
Taft today to urge the appointment of
James f. March. republican leader OF the
third New York district, as United States
marshal OF the southern district of New
York. succeeding William Henkel. The
President told Mr.. Belsito that Re would
send for him when he was ready to take
up the case.
Representative s. ". Smith. Represen-
tative kinkaid OF Nebraska. with d. III.
Griswold, a banker OF Gordon, KAN;
Representatives Madison and Murdoch or
Kansas, with friends: Representative
Austin of Tennessee and friends, Repre-
sentative Hamilton OF Michigan, Repre-.
sentative Reeder of Kansas, were among
the Presidents visitors.
Commander ID. S. Vassilieff, the new
naval attache OF the Russian embassy.
was introduced to the President today oy
Mr.. Kr0upensky. the charge d'affaires.
Building Permits Issued.
The following building permits were Is
sued today:
To A. B. Gawler. for one three-story