Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-12
TALK WITH PRESIDENT PAVE ENTIRE STREET
Hitchcock to Confer About Solution of North Capitol PIoW
Southern Patronage. Pit Problem.
lat BEVERLY TOMORROW UNDER TERMS OF ACT
Secretary Nag and Director Corporation Counsel Thomas 0n
Also Expected in Report to Commissioners
DETAILS OF WESTERN OVERHEAD TROLLEY REMAINS
Program Meeting Operated North
dent Daz Still Indednite-Two Paving
OF Tha
Hitchcock to Confer About
Southern Patronage.
lat BEVERLY TOMORROW
Secretary Nagel and Director Durand
Also Expected.
DETAILS OF WESTERN TRIP
Program for Meeting With Presi-
dent Diaz Still Indefinite-Two
Private Cars on Train.

BEVERLY, Mass, August 12.-Tomor.
row will be President Taft's busy day
Postmaster General Hitchcock is to ar
rive In Beverly, and doubtless a number
OF patronage questions will be placed by
him before the President. Mr.. Hitch
COCKS recommendations have principally
to do with the south. where lie knows
the situation in each state by heart. II
has been particularly hard for the Presi-
Dent TO straishten out patronage matters
In some of these states. Kentucky among
Others and he had several futile confer
ences with Senator Bradley and the re-
publican members of Congress from the
Blue Grass state before leaving Wash
ington.
The vast problem of appointing census
supervisors for the entire United S ates
also is to be taken up by President Taft
tomorrow. Secretary Nagel and ASSIST
ant Secretary McHarg of the Department
Of Commerce and Labor are both eN-
pected. and with them will come Z. Dana
Durand. director Of the census. The
President already has received "a tenta-
tive list of the supervisors for appoint
ment. 1t is not known as yet just when
the President will approve the various
selections, but when he does take definite
action the apo ntments will be an
nounced from here.
y.
played golf this morning at Myopia in a
two-ball match with John Hays Ham
mond.
Cities Asked for Programs.
Secretary Carpenter today sent tele-
grams far and wide through the United
States to every city where President Taft
is scheduled to make a stop during his
western and southern trip. asking the
committees in charge of his entertain
ment to send in the program as arranged
at once. Some of the cities have been
very tardy about replying to requests
sent by mail
The arrangements for the President
meeting with President Diaz of Mexico a,
Ell Paso, Tex. October 16, arc still indef-
nate. and this is one part Of the trip that
he is anxious to get settled. 1t has beer
variously reported that the meeting with
the Mexican chief magistrate would be In
the center of International bridge that il
would take place In the city Of FL PaSc
and that it would occur on Mexican soil
1t now Is reported that the bridge meet
ingswould be too spectacular and in many
ways unsuitable.
IL it should become necessary for Presi.
dent Taft TO go into Mexico he would no,
hesitate to do so. 1t is merely a custom
which holds Presidents of the United
States on their native soil.
wv AAlNdIS SdIS Oh
Mr.. Taft has decided to take two
private cars on his western trip. He per-
sonaly will occupy the Mayfower and
will have the Hazelmere for the remain.
der of his party.
The President will be accompanied by
Capt Archibald W. Butt. his military
aid: WeIdall Wadsworth Mischler. assis-
tant secretary. and Pr J. J. Richardson
of Washington, who was with him
throughout his campaign trip last fall
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger will
accompany the President through the Pa
CIftc northwest Secretary Of War Dick
inson Till join the party at FL Paso Tex,
and make the remaining trip back to
Washington.
Secretary Nagel of. the Department Of
Commerce and Labor will be a memhe,
of the party on the trip down the Mis-
siss!ppi river. During his stay in eel
tain of the states the President prob
ably VIII have as guests on his train
the senators Of those commemorative.
He expects to meet Senator cinnmins
who has been reported of late as BEING
doomed for the presidency in 1912 at
Ies Moines. Senator Dolliver also will
he at Des Moines if his lecture engage
mentS permit.
Program at Seattle.
Most of the details of Mr. Taft's visit
to Seattle have been completed The
President will arrive there September 20
at s:l5 pm. He has no public engage
nents for that evening. al day of Sep
TENDER so he will do the Alaska-Yu-
kon Pacific exposition. MAX ng an address
at the exposition auditorium in the after
noon and being entertained at dinner on
the exposition grounds.
The President also will spend the
morn ng of October ] In Seattle and will
spend the afternoon in Tacoma. He will
leave Tacoma direct for Portland instead
OF returning to Seattle.